The UK has an obesity epidemic, with levels having doubled since the 1990s. Could increasing the rollout of weight-loss drugs ease the burden on the overstretched NHS? Alicja Hagopian and Rebecca Thomas report
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The UK has an obesity epidemic, with levels having doubled since the 1990s. Could increasing the rollout of weight-loss drugs ease the burden on the overstretched NHS? Alicja Hagopian and Rebecca Thomas report
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Around 2.5 million people are currently estimated to be on weight-loss medications in the UK
Around 29% of the adult population in the UK is obese
An estimated 2.4 million people are taking weight-loss drugs in the UK, with most of them accessing treatment privately
