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Arielle Domb

Are weight loss drugs leading to a rise in scurvy? Everything you need to know

Robbie Williams made headlines last month after revealing that he’d been diagnosed with scurvy, following rapid weight loss induced by an appetite suppressant.

The 51-year-old singer said that the medication, which he compared to Ozempic, had caused him to become malnourished, leading to the diagnosis of the “17th-century pirate disease.”

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