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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Weight-loss jabs shouldn’t be quick-fix solution for governments, says expert

The injectable drug Ozempic balanced on a box
Monthly use of medications, such as Ozempic, which are known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, soared nearly 600% from 2020-23 in people under 25 – and as young as 12. Photograph: David J Phillip/AP

Skinny jabs risk being used as a cop-out by governments to avoid making hard policy choices to prevent obesity, a leading expert has warned.

Prof Giles Yeo, a geneticist at the University of Cambridge and expert on obesity and the brain control of food intake, said drugs such as semaglutide – the active ingredient in the weight-loss jab Wegovy – were remarkable and worked for a majority of people.

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