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Semaglutide was approved in 2022 for use alongside lifestyle changes in pediatric patients aged 12 or older with an initial BMI equal to or greater than the 95th percentile for their age and sex

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Nat Med 28(3):591598

In two studies examining the 6-month effects of semaglutide, patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver diseases (MASLD) and showed reduced skeletal muscle steatosis with preservation of muscle mass [86], whereas in patients with MASLD and human immunodeficiency virus, semaglutide led to a 9.3% decrease in psoas muscle volume with no change in muscle fat fraction [87]

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