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The American Gastroenterological Association recommended adding pharmacologic agents to lifestyle interventions for adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related complications who have had an inadequate response to lifestyle interventions alone.
Practitioners should consider pharmacologic options for patients not responding to lifestyle changes.
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the American Gastroenterological Association developed a guideline in 2022... recommended, for adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related complications who have had an inadequate response to lifestyle interventions, adding pharmacologic agents to lifestyle interventions over continuing lifestyle interventions alone.
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How Would You Manage This Patient With Obesity? Grand Rounds Discussion From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Risa B. Burns et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2024
DOI 10.7326/annals-24-01740
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