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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Storm Newton

Weight loss jabs could help cut alcohol consumption, study suggests

Average alcohol consumption among patients in the study fell from 11.3 units a week – about six or seven pints of beer – to 4.3 units a week, or roughly two pints of beer, after four months on the drugs (Alamy/PA) -

Weight loss jabs could help slash alcohol intake in obese people by around two thirds, according to a study.

It is thought the drugs help curb cravings for alcohol, experts said, although more research is needed.

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