Weight-loss jabs ‘could be hitting food sales’ as 4% of households now take them

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Overall grocery volumes fell by 0.4 per cent over the past four weeks

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The growing popularity of weight loss jabs could be affecting shopping habits in UK supermarkets, a leading research group has said, as 4 per cent of households are now using them.

The amount of groceries bought by shoppers fell over the past four weeks, the first year-on-year decline in 2025, data analysts Kantar said.