A calorie deficit happens when you burn more calories than you consume , which helps with weight loss in 2 ways: Your body needs to get energy from somewhere, so it will start using excess fat stored in the body, causing weight loss
Pediatric dosing requires close monitoring in a hospital or specialized clinic setting to balance efficacy and safety
The patient typically needs to follow a clear-liquid diet and consume a bowel-cleansing solution before the procedure
Pediatric reference values for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and glucagon in children and adolescents
In Study 3, at Week 68, the body weight was missing for 4% and 6.7% of patients randomized to WEGOVY injection and placebo, respectively
doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2013.02.002