Weight-loss jabs unpacked

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Though the exact statistic remains unknown, it’s estimated around 500,000 UK people are currently using weight-loss medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy. But do these people really know what they’ve signed themselves up for?

At the beginning of this week we reported on the news that Mounjaro, a drug now being typically used for weight-loss, is being rolled-out on the NHS. It is hoped that the drug’s introduction will help tackle our country’s growing obesity crisis, however there are also growing concerns that the medication won’t be used wisely. 

With this in mind, here journalist Neelam Tailor speaks to Dr Jack Mosley and Dr Courtney Younglove to find out how weight-loss medications can actually impact us. 

This video was first published on the Guardian’s YouTube channel ‘It’s Complicated’. 

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