IN a world with soaring obesity rates, fat jabs have arrived and taken the world of the rich and beautiful by storm. The injections have allegedly helped celebrities like Elon Musk , Sharon Osbourne and even Prime Minister Boris Johnson shed the pounds. And now, unemployed Brits could be given free weight-loss jabs under plans being drawn up by Wes Streeting.
The health secretary wants to use drugs - including Wegovy and Mounjaro to kickstart a major back-to-work drive. But there is a dark side to these “miracle jabs”. UK health chiefs are investigating 20 deaths that have been reported as being potentially linked to the injections, it was revealed this month.
Read more on fat jabs Several celebs, including model Lottie Moss and Stephen Fry , have opened up about all the horrible side effects they experienced while taking the jabs- from contorting on the floor to violent sickness. The curiosity to try the quick fix has even driven some to turn to the black market for skinny jabs , which can leave people seriously unwell. To help separate fact from fiction, and arm you with vital information, Vanessa Chalmers asked the experts key questions on injectables.
What are the different fat jabs? There is one thing all fat jabs have in common — they mimic the hormone (glucagon-like peptide 1) that makes you feel full. Most read in Health Wegovy is the brand name for the drug semaglutide, also found in Ozempic , approved to treat diabetes . Dr Aishah Iqbal, a doctor and weight-lo.