These include aspects like biology, personal behaviors, access to healthy environments, cultural influences, and differences in quality of health care systems, factors that can affect people throughout their lives (22)
They may also need to show that you meet certain criteria, such as having a body mass index (BMI) of 27 or higher, or having a weight-related health condition, such as : High cholesterol High blood pressure Type 2 diabetes Some drugs that are prescribed off-label for weight loss such as Ozempic or Mounjaro are FDA-approved for people with type 2 diabetes
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