Obesity Drugs ‘Not Holy Grail,’ Top NHS Doctor Warns

Published on October 17, 2024

Weight loss jabs like Mounjaro and Ozempic are not a “holy grail” and will not solve the obesity crisis on their own, NHS England’s top doctor has said. Professor Sir Stephen Powis warned against the “over medicalisation” of children when asked about the prospect of overweight youngsters being given the jabs, adding that the UK “cannot treat its way out of the obesity crisis.” NHS England’s national medical director told The King’s Fund, “I personally wouldn’t want to medicalise children or young people, but that’s not to say that [weight-loss jabs] might not have a role in some instances.”...

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