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Obesity Canada&#8217;s first update to the pediatric obesity management guideline in almost 20 years was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal this week. The organization&#8217;s scientific director, Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, says both the scientific understanding and societal impact of obesity have since changed dramatically. Sockalingam says one of the major changes is the development of GLP-1 agonist drugs \u2014 such as Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro \u2014 for diabetes and weight loss. 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