Young Adults Ending Up in Emergency Rooms with Malnutrition from Obesity Drugs and Starvation

The final informative news piece of the day is "Malnutrition from Obesity Drugs."

Young adults are increasingly ending up in hospital emergency rooms with malnutrition after taking obesity treatments while drastically cutting back on their meals.

According to the National Health Insurance Service, the number of malnutrition patients in their 20s and 30s has surged by about 45% over the past three years.

Specifically, cases increased by 49% among those in their 20s and 42% among those in their 30s.

Obesity treatments such as Wegovy and Mounjaro are also being widely prescribed to people in their 20s and 30s.

Professor Oh Sang-woo of the Department of Family Medicine at Dongguk University explained that some people eat only one meal a day or even less while taking obesity treatments.

Dieting is supposed to be for your health.

Drastically reducing your food intake for weight loss can lead to malnutrition, so caution is definitely required.
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