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Obese children should take weight-loss drugs, pediatrics group recommends

By Abigail Adcox
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Obese children should take weight-loss drugs, pediatrics group recommends

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that doctors prescribe weight-loss drugs for older children who are obese, saying that early intervention is needed to treat a condition that affects more than 14.4 million children in the U.S.

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