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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

How does Wegovy work? The ‘game changing’ weight loss drug beloved by Hollywood

REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/Illustration

The government has announced plans to funnel tens of millions into piloting the expansion of weight loss management programmes beyond hospitals in a bid to make it easier for people to access weight-loss drugs.

The move has come as part of its drive to reduce growing obesity rates in the UK. What are these new weight loss drugs, and what are the potential benefits and concerns we need to be aware of?

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