Are weight loss injections the solution to the obesity crisis? – podcast

Science Weekly Series

Ian Sample speaks to Guardian science correspondent Nicola Davis about the news that Wegovy, an appetite suppressant popular with celebrities in the US, will soon be sold at UK pharmacies. It’s a prescription drug aimed at helping people with obesity lose weight, but some argue it doesn’t tackle the root cause of the disease

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  • Read Nicola Davis’ coverage of this story here

Clips: BBC, abc7NY

Photo: a packet of Wegovy injections
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