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Five reasons weight-loss jabs alone won’t help get people back to work

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and health secretary Wes Streeting have recently discussed plans to trial weight-loss injections for around 250,000 people with obesity who are unemployed in a bid to get them back into work, ease pressure on the NHS and boost the economy.

The Conversation

Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro? The battle of the weight-loss injections

As drugs emerge as vital to the Government’s anti-obesity strategy, BBC Panorama is shedding light on the pharmaceuticals industry behind them

Evening Standard

New blood test could identify children at risk of diabetes, liver ills

Scientists have developed a novel blood test that uses lipids to identify children who are more susceptible to obesity-related problems like diabetes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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GLP-1 Drugs For Obesity Treatment Reduce Bariatric Surgeries By 25%: Study

The study noted that a vast majority of obese patients, strikingly 94.7%, received neither form of treatment, while 5% received GLP-1 RAs and 0.3% received surgery.

Medical Daily

Force food firms to disclose products’ health ratings, industry boss urges

Exclusive: Stéfan Descheemaeker of Nomad Foods says mandatory rules could help kickstart ‘nutrition arms race’

The Guardian - UK

Doctors urged to look out for weight loss jab ‘misuse’

The medicines regulator has also urged medics to warn patients of side effects.

Evening Standard

Fine businesses not following anti-obesity rules on healthy food, peers say

The proposals came from the Lords’ Food, Diet and Obesity Committee.

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Is Eli Lilly Still a Top Healthcare Stock After Its Blockbuster Drug Approval?

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) is on an impressive run after winning Food and Drug Administration approval for a new eczema drug called Ebglyss. As the company expands its reach in the diabetes, obesity, and eczema markets, is it a must-have in your healthcare portfolio? Read on to…

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History Of Eating Disorders, Pre-Pregnancy Obesity Raises Offspring's Risk Of Mental Health Diagnosis

The study found associations between a mother's history of eating disorders and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) higher than the normal weight range to most of the nine psychiatric diagnoses examined in the offspring.

Medical Daily

Reducing child, teen obesity can save $7b health costs

Reducing the rate of overweight and obesity in Australian kids and teenagers by five per cent could save them more than $7 billion in lifelong health costs.

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Labour push SNP to give Scots weight-loss jabs on NHS

LABOUR are urging the SNP to mimic their plans to tackle obesity with weight-loss jabs.

The National (Scotland)

Mexico Implements Ban On Junk Food In Schools

Mexico's new regulations ban junk food in schools to combat childhood obesity, facing challenges in enforcement and infrastructure.

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Wes Streeting denies ‘dystopian future’ over weight-loss jabs for unemployed

UK health secretary says people will not be ‘involuntarily jabbed’ but that medications could be ‘gamechanging’

The Guardian - UK

From fashion to the food industry: 11 ways that weight-loss drugs have changed the world

The growing – and sometimes secret – use of drugs containing semaglutide has had a huge impact on how we live … but where will it end?

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Pumping the unemployed with weight-loss drugs echoes Victorian attitudes to the poor

Shifting blame to the victims of economic policy is an old trick by politicians. Now they’re using obesity to tackle joblessness

The National (Scotland)

Experts weigh in on Labour plan to offer weight loss jabs to unemployed

LABOUR plans to give obese and unemployed people weight-loss jabs as part of a drive to get them back into work and reduce pressure on the NHS…

The Guardian - UK

Weight loss jabs not ‘quick fix’ for UK worklessness, health experts warn

Scientists say using the drugs to get people back into work could carry logistical and ethical problems

The Guardian - US

Weight-loss drugs could be key reason why US obesity rates falling, experts say

Medications like Ozempic ‘transformed’ diabetes care because they improved health outcomes, say experts

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Beyond Blood Sugar: How Diabetes Medications Are Transforming Weight Loss Efforts

Diabetes medications have started to gain attention for something other than their intended purpose: weight loss. Originally designed to manage blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes, these medications are now proving to be effective tools in the fight against obesity. As research grows, the narrative surrounding these drugs has…

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3 European Stocks to Buy as the Region Recovers

Recent data reveals that the eurozone economy has narrowly skirted a recession, showing lukewarm yet positive growth. With the EU and euro area expected to grow steadily over the next two years, investing in quality stocks like Novo Nordisk (NVO), SAP SE (SAP), and Shell plc (SHEL) could be beneficial.…

The Guardian - UK

Weight-loss drugs not the ‘holy grail’ for obesity crisis, says NHS England director

‘We cannot treat our way out of this’, says Stephen Powis, as doctors warn demand could overwhelm health service

The Guardian - UK

Employers should be fined for unhealthy workplaces, says thinktank

Institute for Public Policy Research says firms that fail to offer options such as subsidised nutritious food should face censure

The Independent UK

Doctors’ warning over weight-loss jabs on NHS

Health secretary Wes Streeting has said weight-loss jabs like Wegovy could be given to those who are unemployed

Evening Standard

OPINION - Weight-loss drugs are healthcare, not a moral failing

I've never really understood the concept of 'free votes' in parliament. The idea is that on issues of conscience, such as assisted dying or abortion time limits, MPs do not have to follow the party whip. Instead, they can vote as they wish, sometimes guided by their religious faith.

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OPINION - The idea of using weight-loss drugs to get people back into work fills me with deep unease

There was a moment a couple of years ago, as weight-loss injections first erupted into popular consciousness, when it looked as though they couldn’t possibly endure. All right-thinking people were, it seemed, reflexively horrified by the suddenly rampant use and abuse of Ozempic and its compatriots by Hollywood elites. Disturbing…

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