Active ingredient in brands including Wegovy and Ozempic also found to have brought about cardiovascular benefits for participants in research
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While aimed at child health and rolled out impressively fast, school food merits better use of public money by the Government
Patients are being denied access to a potentially life-saving obesity treatment
‘We need to go back to basics to organise ourselves in groups, to have clear political objectives and to demand change’
Having felt a sense of shame and failure for years, bariatric surgery proved life-changing for electrical contractor Joe Meade
Disadvantaged groups, however, continue to be disproportionately affected by an overall rise obesity over the past 30-plus years
For all the popular clamour for the new medication it is not without side effects
‘He wouldn’t want to die, nobody wants to,’ says wife of Cristian Nascimento (26) who died in Cavan 21 days after returning from Istanbul clinic
Diet high in fruit, vegetables and wholegrains can reduce risk by 24%, even for those with added risk factors
Pharmaceutical giant suffers a post-Covid-19 hangover as demand for pandemic vaccines and medicines falls sharply
Danish weight loss and diabetes specialist is looking to develop a tablet form of its blockbuster obesity treatments
New obesity medicines have potential to use up entire State drugs budget, conference hears
Television: Presenter Anna Richardson explores how drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy work and the potential side effects
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