Claims study finds nutritional deficiency in 17% of kids on GLP-1s
Only 5% of pediatric patients received nutritional counseling within 30 days of starting a GLP-1, the Childhood Obesity analysis reports.
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By Maren Holt · Senior Reporter, GLP-1
Sep 24 06:15 ETSource: Drugs.com
The wire
- 01Researchers analyzed 2017-2022 insurance claims covering over 100 million patients, identifying more than 2,000 children aged 10 to 17 prescribed GLP-1s; 17% had a nutritional deficiency diagnosis within a year.
- 02Vitamin D deficiency appeared in over 12% of children, nutritional anemia in 1.6% and iron-deficiency anemia in 1.4%, pointing prescribers toward proactive monitoring during growth and puberty.
- 03The study is retrospective claims data, not a controlled trial, and cannot establish causation; senior author Justin Ryder of Lurie Children's Hospital calls for nutritional management at initiation.
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