Cost, access, and side effects often make Weight Watchers more affordable, while prescription options can be more pricey
Reiss AB, Gulkarov S, Lau R, Klek SP, Srivastava A, Renna HA, De Leon J
In the United States, current data indicate that about 20%22% of adolescents (ages 1219) have obesity ( Currently, the primary intervention for childhood obesity is standard care (healthy diet, exercise, and behavior counseling), pharmacotherapy, and weight loss surgery ( Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have recently offered new hope
Whilst gastrointestinal side effects are most common, skin reactions including injection site reactions and rashes can occur
10.1002/14651858.CD001903.pub4 Cochrane Database Syst Rev
For many patients, that cost not the science is the deciding factor