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Weight-loss drugs

June 2026

  • A hand holds a scoop of whey protein powder over an open black container

    Whey protein shortage looms as use of weight-loss drugs fuels global demand

    Price of dairy product has risen fivefold after users of GLP-1 medications advised to increase protein consumption
  • A hand grips a dumbbell from a rack in a gym

    Muscle growth drug ‘could reduce loss of lean tissue’ when using slimming jabs

    Trial suggests monoclonal antibody can help retain lean body mass when losing weight with GLP-1 medicines

    • It's complicated
      'I've lost my butt': how rapid weight loss can leave you with less muscle and more fat

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    • Weight-loss drugs may prevent thousands of knee replacements, study suggests

    • Weight-loss drugs can cut breast cancer risk by up to 30%, studies suggest

May 2026

  • Mona Lisa

    From high BMI to the ‘GLP-1 look’: how weight-loss jabs are changing the face of beauty

    Experts say exponential growth in the use of drugs such as Wegovy is shifting our perception of what is attractive
  • an office building

    New weight-loss shot appears to outperform other obesity drugs on market

    Eli Lilly says participants in a sizable trial of retatrutide lost much more weight compared to other weight-loss drugs

    • Weight-loss jabs could halve sickness absence and ease strain on NHS, study suggests

    • Daily pill can help people maintain weight loss after they come off jabs, trial shows

    • ‘Why do I need to change?’: the brides saying no to costly pre-wedding glow-ups

April 2026

  • An overweight man playing badminton.

    UK researchers develop tool to identify people most at risk of obesity-related diseases

  • Illustration of a woman complaining about her insecurities to a friend

    Ask Ugly
    How do I respond to my friends when they criticize their own weight and looks?

  • Wegovy medicine with injectors

    Genetics may help explain why results from weight-loss jabs vary, say scientists

  • A scientist conducting a test with a syringe and samples in a laboratory.

    ‘Traceability is vital’: labs test thousands of unregulated substances amid peptide craze

  • Is a new weight-loss drug making people fall out of love?

  • What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?

  • Medicines watchdog to investigate UK peptide clinics over health claims

  • US approves new oral weight-loss pill developed by Eli Lilly

  • NHS England to offer weight-loss drugs to 1.2m people to reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes

March 2026

  • Pre-filled injection pens of 2.5mg, 5mg and 7.5mg doses of Mounjaro, the tirzepatide weight-loss medication manufactured by the US firm Eli Lilly

    Mounjaro maker wants NHS drug price rises in return for more investment in UK

    US firm Eli Lilly, which is also pushing for end to rebate scheme, optimistic about talks with ministers
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