Weight loss drugs have major impact on UK's obesity levels

The UK may have reached peak obesity and rates could start falling rapidly later this year, Sky News has been told.

Data collected by one of the biggest online sellers of weight loss jabs suggests that so many people are now taking effective medication that the inexorable rise in obesity could start to reverse.

According to Simple Online Pharmacy, which has access to wholesale figures, 500,000 people in the UK are currently taking either Mounjaro or Wegovy - and they can expect to lose 15%-20% of their weight in a matter of months.

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[xsparklinggemzx]

Iv bought them myself best thing iv ever done and im not wealthy ins the slightest

[terminate_and_stay_resident]

My doctor said that he would give them out like sweeties if he could. Nice have approved it for NHS and we know that it works, but because the NHS is penny pinching, it will be several months until it is available to people without diabetes.

[evie]

Lifestyle changes are needed to maintain this.

[Exploreyourmind]

It’s the direct fault of these influencers who have accessed this drug as a form of entertainment. Meanwhile those who medically require these weight loss treatments suffer.

[BigB]

Wealthy people decide whats best for the poor. Healthy people decide if procedures are covered or denied. Theres a lot of poor unhealthy people around. Wonder what the problem is?

[alanhughes]

Funny how junk food advertisement's are on while I watch about weight loss drugs .

[matthewkent]

But once they finished using mounjaro will the weight stay off?

[gainlabs]

Youtube seriously pulling my card right now

[phoenix-xuxj]

Well, they would’ve saved a lot on food, especially if they used to buy takeaways.

[Bungle-UK]

Eating less and moving more have the same effect, but actually require effort!

[TA-psvj]

Fair play, i would take this if i was fat. But yeah its a short term fix to your long term bad habits.

[yonumpty]

I am all for taxes going on this, lets be honest most of us pay into the system. Surely it is cheaper to produce these meds for use at home than to eventually end up treating in them the hospital where they take up a bed and potentially need multiple surgeries to fix their worn out bodies from the weight. What's cheaper long term, a few cheapish jabs... or the inevitable hospitalisatrion. They help smokers stop on the NHS and give them life saving operations. What's the difference?

[thedeleted]

I would love to know how all these do-nothings always have so much money, property etc..

[Chalize]

Crazy people are injecting themselves with this.

[vandibox]

Stop eating, calories in and calories out. Not needle in, needle out.

[lieutenantcolombo]

Watch it now they are going to start introducing ozempic

[thesmilingtouristguide]

Dieting and self-discipline and exercise are the better path.

[Qwerty]

They are the ones who didnt care eating in an un healthy way nor exercised.. thus why should public funding be used to support unresponsible lifestyle

[artsy]

The nhs shouldn't have to pay ; I've started mounjaro and paying it myself ..annoying that others are getitng it for free

[Robert-jrc]

We should not be funding people who have spent years eating too much, they've had years to realise and stop eating.