Weight loss jabs not enough to tackle obesity, leading medics warn
Top doctors issue warning over weight loss jabs in call to tackle UK’s ‘broken food system’
- The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) warns that weight loss injections alone will not make lasting progress in tackling the obesity epidemic.
- The RCP urges the government to address the nation's "broken food system" by reducing aggressive marketing of unhealthy foods and increasing the availability of healthy options.
- They also call for equitable access to comprehensive weight management services, including crucial wraparound support to prevent weight regain.
- A survey by the RCP found that 80 per cent of UK doctors have observed an increase in patients with obesity over the last five years.
- The College stresses that obesity is a complex chronic illness driven by social and environmental factors, which also makes treating other conditions more difficult.