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Weight-loss ads pulled over body image concerns

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The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Weight loss drug ads banned for exploiting body image insecurities

One of the ads perpetuated pressures on new mothers, the advertising watchdog says

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

UK Sales of Wegovy Skyrocket 2,000% as Dieters Dump Mounjaro After 170% Price Hike

This trend drove WeGovy sales to jump 27 times higher — a 2,660% increase — on Wednesday compared with the typical daily average last month.

International Business Times UK · Aug 23, 2025

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Wegovy sales spike after maker of rival Mounjaro ramps up UK price

CheqUp said it had experienced a spike in interest from consumers wanting to switch or begin taking the medication.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025

Sales of Wegovy weight loss jabs soar 27-fold after rival Mounjaro ramps up price in UK

CheqUp said it had experienced a spike in interest from consumers wanting to switch or begin taking the medication

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025

Microdosing: how ‘off-label’ use of weight loss jabs is spreading from US to UK

Private clinics offer reduced doses of GLP-1 drugs such as Mounjaro to clients outside usual market, but some people are wary

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025

Gemma Collins’s weight loss jab Instagram ad banned by watchdog

A watchdog has cracked down on the adverts, one of which involved TV personality Gemma Collins

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

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Watchdog bans host of ads for prescription-only weight-loss medications

The Advertising Standards Authority said the rulings made it ‘crystal clear’ that prescription-only medicines could not be advertised to the public.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

Gemma Collins weight-loss drug advert banned as watchdog launches crackdown

The Advertising Standards Authority said the rulings made it ‘crystal clear’ that prescription-only medicines could not be advertised to the public

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

WeightWatchers scraps business model to team up with anti-obesity drugs provider

Brand shifts away from dieting towards weight-loss injections after filing for bankruptcy in the US

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025

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