Are weight loss drugs making only the wealthy healthy?
January 9, 2025
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January 9, 2025
Are weight loss drugs making only the wealthy healthy?
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Weight loss injections like Wegovy and Mounjaro are being taken by so many people in the UK that obesity statistics could fall for the first time ever. <br /> <br />More than 500,000 people in the UK are now on the drugs and could lose between 15-20% of their weight in just a few months. But around 95% of all patients using the medication are buying it privately, while the rollout on the NHS remains slow. <br /> <br />On today's Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by our science and medical correspondent Thomas Moore, who has been looking into the incredible success of the drug on the private market, and also speaks to Sarah Le Brocq, who as well as advising the NHS on the cost-effectiveness of weight loss drugs, also uses Mounjaro herself. <br /> <br />Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse <br />Editor: Philly Beaumont
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