Social media is full of before-and-after pictures. They are the source of wild gossip about Hollywood stars, and now the UK's National Health Service is going to pay for them.
You can understand the appeal. Excess weight affects our health and leads to stigma - and the mantra of "diet and exercise" has simply failed for most people.
But should we be calling semaglutide, the drug in question, a "miracle" or "skinny jab" when some doctors think it is as controversial as treatments get? Does the hype match the reality? Or are we failing to tackle the causes of obesity and just consigning people to a lifetime of medication? BBC News
See also:
- Maker of 'miracle' weight loss jab Wegovy gets kicked out of trade body after 'bribing pharmacists with sponsored weight-loss courses promoting its own medicines' The Daily Mail
- ‘Skinny jab’ drug firm facing fresh inquiries after ‘serious breaches’ of industry code The Guardian
- Government food tsar quits blaming 'insane' inaction to tackle obesity Sky News
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