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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

Weight-loss jabs may be good for mental health, research shows

Ozempic and Wegovy
The drugs were found to be safe and improved the wellbeing of adults with and without mental illnesses. Photograph: Ida Marie Odgaard/EPA

Weight loss jabs may be good for people’s mental health as well as helping curb their appetite, according to research.

A study by scientists from the University of Bern in Switzerland has found that appetite-suppressing injections also improve mood, wellbeing and quality of life more than insulin and other antidiabetic drugs.

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