Obesity drugs are growing in popularity worldwide, but a new study has found that, beyond the weight-loss results, most of these medications do not bring broader quality-of-life benefits after one year of use.

BMJ study of almost 100,000 patients finds increased weight loss was associated with greater harms

Weight loss injections and pills cause ‘no meaningful improvement’ in quality of life as the more pounds people shed the higher risk of side effects and muscle wastage