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Grace Walsh

How do weight loss jabs work? Dr Amir Khan reveals all you need to know

Dr Amir Khan with weight loss jabs pen.

In recent years, little else has sparked such big opinions in the world of health as weight loss jabs - and the chatter isn't going anywhere as Serena Williams has become the latest celebrity to reveal she's taking the medication.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion and four-time Olympic gold medallist appeared in an advertisement for Ro, a healthcare company her husband invests in, to reveal that weight loss jabs helped her lose 31 pounds after the birth of her second child. She didn't confirm whether she was taking Mounjaro, Zepbound, or Ozempic for weight loss - three drugs available in the US - but said: "They say GLP-1s for weight loss are a shortcut. It's not, it's science. After kids, it was the medicine my body needed."

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