adults are overweight or obese, only four percent of these people are prescribed GLP-1 weight-loss medicines due to concerns about safety or effectiveness, lack of healthcare provider training in weight management, excessive costs due to insurance companies refusing coverage and a toxic stigma that portrays obesity as a lack of willpower
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FIM interventions can help overcome many common barriers to healthful eating, including cost, time, access, and knowledge
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Providers should also counsel adolescents on injection technique, medication adherence, and the need for continued lifestyle support alongside pharmacotherapy