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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

Vital breakthrough as once-a-day pill can help people lose ‘significant’ weight

A once-a-day pill for obesity could be a cheaper and more accessible weight-loss drug, after a study found the tablet can lead to “significant” reductions in body weight.

More than 60 per cent of adults living in the UK are obese or overweight – a crisis which is costing the NHS about £107bn a year.

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