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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Simon English

Surge in use of weight loss jabs hitting supermarket sales

The soaring use of weight loss jabs the UK is hitting supermarket sales as the so-called “small appetites” economy grows.

Research by retail data firm Worldpanel by Numerator shows that weight loss drug use among Britons has nearly tripled in two years, with 6.3 per cent of households in Britain having at least one user in 2026.

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