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Experts call for safer weight loss as concerns grow over GLP-1 use - News-Medical

Published by News-Medical.Net By Tarun Sai Lomte · 31 August 2026 at 06:44
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Experts call for safer weight loss as concerns grow over GLP-1 use - News-Medical
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An editorial in Diabetology International argues that inappropriate GLP-1 use should be judged not only by regulatory compliance or off-label prescribing, but also by whether weight reduction is medically safe, nutritionally adequate, and properly supervised.…

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