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Are weight loss injections the solution to the obesity crisis?

Are weight loss injections the solution to the obesity crisis?

FromScience Weekly


Are weight loss injections the solution to the obesity crisis?

FromScience Weekly

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ian Sample speaks to Guardian science correspondent Nicola Davis about the news that Wegovy, an appetite suppressant popular with celebrities in the US, will soon be sold at UK pharmacies. It’s a prescription drug aimed at helping people with obesity lose weight, but some argue it doesn’t tackle the root cause of the disease. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
Feb 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Science Weekly podcast will now explore some of the crucial scientific questions about Covid-19. Led by its usual hosts  Ian Sample,  Hannah Devlin and  Nicola Davis, as well as the Guardian's health editor Sarah Boseley, we’ll be taking questions – some sent by you – to experts on the frontline of the global outbreak. Send us your questions here:  theguardian.com/covid19questions