obesity

Fewer than one in 10 people who could benefit from obesity jabs like Wegovy are able to get them, warns the World Health Organization as it releases its first guidance on the drugs.

Research is now shedding light on how this highly consumed ingredient contributes to obesity in mice.

Professor and endocrinologist Simone van de Sande Lee is clear: "These are drugs approved to treat conditions like diabetes or obesity - they are not cosmetic tools."

Pharmaceuticals that mimic hormones now provide effective medical tools to combat obesity.

But they had to be persuaded to tackle obesity as well, leveraging the hormone’s ability to recalibrate the body’s natural signals for fullness.