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Weight-loss drug use could boost GDP in US by 1%, says Goldman Sachs

The injectable prescription weight loss medicine Wegovy.
The injectable prescription weight loss medicine Wegovy. Photograph: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The widespread use of powerful, relatively new weight-loss drugs in the United States could boost gross domestic product by 1% in the coming years as lower obesity-related health complications are likely to boost workplace efficiency, according to financial giant Goldman Sachs.

Some analysts have predicted the market for weight-loss drugs could reach $100bn a year by the end of the decade, with Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk and Mounjaro producer Eli Lilly leading the race.

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