BATON ROUGE — With a record number of Americans taking GLP-1 medications, a Baton Rouge weight-loss specialist says they don’t work for everyone trying to lose weight.
Americans’ use of GLP-1 injectables for weight loss has nearly quadrupled since 2024, with 11% of adults now taking the medications for weight loss.
Jolie Relle, a physician assistant at the Baton Rouge General Weight Loss Center, says rapid weight loss can lead to medical problems like gallstones, pancreatitis, loose skin, gastrointestinal illness and bone loss…