6 h. ago The US obesity rate is declining thanks to weight loss drugs, survey finds

There are now 7.6 million fewer American adults living with obesity

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43 h. ago Why young women are having facelifts: ‘I couldn’t even open my eyes. That’s how swollen I was’

A new kind of customer is being driven towards this invasive surgery by ‘filler fatigue’, the use of weight-loss drugs and the development of new surgical techniques. Many are much younger than ever beforeAmanda Preisinger is anxious about her daughter’s impending 13th birthday party. Not for the usual reasons related to a house full of clamorous preteen children, but because it’s the first time that she will debut her new face to friends and extended family. “Obviously I’m going to tell everyone as they come in, ‘Just so you know, this is not how I look,’” says the 30-year-old real estate agent from south Florida.How she looks is, well, a little startling – her face swollen and preternaturally lifted, as though held together by industrial-grade tape. Her new – and she’s keen to stress, temporary – look is the result of six cosmetic procedures, including an endoscopic mid-facelift, performed by a doctor in Istanbul, Turkey, last month. “My poor husband teared up when he saw me for t...

Politics

64 h. ago Greater Manchester mum dies after being injected with a £20 'skinny jab'

One person has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter with Karen McGonigal's 'heartbroken' daughters calling for a crackdown on the sale of unlicensed weight loss drugs

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64 h. ago Mum dies after £20 black market 'skinny jab' injection as warning issued

Karen McGonigal's daughters are calling for a crackdown on the sale of unlicensed weight loss drugs after their mum died following a black market 'skinny jab'

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4 d. ago Gyms set to cash in on fat jab craze as users pump iron to combat weak muscles

Weight-loss drugs, medically can cause a loss of muscle mass alongside fat, so doctors advise that users take up strength training and eat enough protein to combat the unhelpful side effects.

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5 d. ago Fake fat jabs worth £250k seized by Brit cops after world’s largest ever weight

FAKE fat jabs worth more than £250,000 have been seized in the world’s largest ever weight-loss drug bust.   Officers smashed an organised crime gang during a dawn raid on a warehouse.   The site is believed to have been used for the large-scale manufacture, packaging and distribution of unlicensed — and potentially deadly —...

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6 d. ago ‘The thought of not being thin for my wedding makes me want to die’: the new mothers driven to weight

The NHS warns against using GLP-1s while breastfeeding – for the baby’s sake as well as the mother’s. But how much does that count when they’re so readily available and there’s so much pressure to ‘bounce back’?Lydia* first started thinking about weight-loss drugs during pregnancy. “Everyone was talking about them and the advertisements were everywhere,” she says, as her baby son naps upstairs. “I remember thinking: ‘That’s how I’ll lose weight for my wedding next year.’”When Lydia explains that most of her life before pregnancy was spent in a welter of yo-yo dieting and body dissatisfaction, I say to her that I think most of us can relate. Her pregnancy, however, brought a level of body acceptance and contentment that the 33-year-old from Wales had never had before. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘The pressure to get your old body back is immense’: the new mothers driven to weight

The NHS warns against using GLP-1s while breastfeeding – for the baby’s sake as well as the mother’s. But how much does that count when they’re so readily available and there’s so much pressure to ‘bounce back’?Lydia* first started thinking about weight-loss drugs during pregnancy. “Everyone was talking about them and the advertisements were everywhere,” she says, as her baby son naps upstairs. “I remember thinking: ‘That’s how I’ll lose weight for my wedding next year.’”When Lydia explains that most of her life before pregnancy was spent in a welter of yo-yo dieting and body dissatisfaction, I say to her that I think most of us can relate. Her pregnancy, however, brought a level of body acceptance and contentment that the 33-year-old from Wales had never had before. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Urgent warning as 'dangerous' fake weight loss drug is being pushed on social media

A real weight loss drug, called retatrutide, is currently being developed by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, but there has been worrying content online promoting a fake version, which could be 'dangerous'

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1 week ago Doctors warn of alarming rise in patients demanding 'Ozempic feet' treatments as sudden fat loss leaves them struggling to walk

Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic can cause a surprising side effect in your feet, doctors say leaving users struggling to walk.

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1 week ago Weight loss drug shares tumble after Trump promises Ozempic price cut

The comment from Trump has investors worried about a worst-case scenario for the obesity landscape

Politics

1 week ago UK's 'growing problem' of fake weight loss drugs: Expert sounds alarm

Customers are buying fake weight loss drugs without really understanding the risks, experts warn

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2 w. ago Ozempic and Wegovy might help slow how fast you get drunk, new research finds

Approximately 178,000 people die from excessive drinking each year. But researchers say popular weight loss drugs could help people get drunk slower

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2 w. ago Alison Hammond's furious response when I asked her if she was using Mounjaro... and the method she says she actually used to lose 13st: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

People who lose a lot of weight now face questions about weight-loss drugs - and presenter Alison Hammond has had her fill.

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2 w. ago Ex EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison reveals she's lost 3st on weight loss jab

Cheryl Fergison has revealed she's lost three stone on weight-loss injection Mounjaro - but says the so-called 'wonder drug' has left her battling devastating side effects. 

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2 w. ago TikTok influencers fuelling parallel market for unlicensed weight

Guardian finds a thriving trade on Telegram for retatrutide, which is still in clinical trials and illegal to sellAn online parallel market for an unlicensed weight-loss drug is being fuelled by TikTok fitness influencers and sellers on WhatsApp, a Guardian investigation can reveal.Retatrutide, which is still in clinical trials, is being advertised by social media influencers for its supposed fat-burning effects. Followers are urged to message the accounts privately for supplier links, as well as being provided with discount codes. Continue reading...

Technology

2 w. ago Fat jabs could treat two ‘major causes of illness and death’, say scientists – as current treatments ‘fall short’

WEIGHT loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are powerful tools for tackling obesity and lowering the risk of serious disease. Now new research suggests they could be used to treat two "major causes of illness and death" - drug and alcohol addiction. Scientists say weight loss jabs, usually prescribed for diabetes or obesity, have...

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3 w. ago Made In Chelsea star Tabitha Willett reveals she dropped from a size 14 to an 8 using weight loss injections

Made In Chelsea star Tabitha Willett has revealed she has dropped from a size 14 to a size eight by using weight loss drug Mounjaro. 

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3 w. ago Warning to anyone on semaglutide over seven common food and drinks

The drug is used to treat diabetes and healp with weight loss

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3 w. ago Caprice warns people against using weight loss jabs after revealing she suffered terrible side effects

Caprice Bourret took a ‘microdose’ of the weight loss drug for two months

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