Women have historically faced greater social pressure to maintain lower body weightand a recent Pew Research study found that women are more likely to believe willpower alone is insufficient for long-term weight loss, making them potentially more open to medical interventions
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Also, early treatment with a medicine called recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) improves muscle growth and physical function in these patients