Weight-loss pills such as Ozympic and Vigovi should not be used to achieve an “Instagram-perfect body,” Weiss Stretting said amid a surge in demand for the treatment.
said the health secretary Center for Politics with Sophie Ridge That his opinion on the injections is “very crude”, while the results can be “game changing” in the fight against obesity, they should not be “used and abused”.
Obesity costs the NHS around £6.5bn a year and is the second biggest preventable cause of cancer.
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Studies show that people lose an average of 15% of their body weight within months of starting treatment with Vigovi, the brand name of semaglutide, also known as Ozempic.
The drug is compatible with the natural hormone and makes people feel full faster and longer.
But thousands of people who could benefit from it are denied access Due to the slower than planned rollout of health services, Research by our science reporter Thomas Moore find
Asked if he was worried about the report, Mr Streeting said: “My view on it is very short, actually. I think some of these drugs are game-changers in the fight against obesity. can be
“For people who are very fat, this diet, exercise doesn’t feel like it has a lot of impact, it feels like you’re in a losing battle. I think drugs have a really big impact on getting Can. Weight under control.
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“Where I think we have to be careful, though, is that we don’t look at these drugs as an excuse for not doing the right thing in terms of our diet, nutrition, exercise or using them as cosmetic drugs. The perfect Instagram body does.”
Mr Streeting said the drug could lead to an increased risk of eating disorders and body dysmorphia if taken en masse – and it should be used alongside diet and exercise rather than as a supplement.
He added: “Drugs cost money and they cost the NHS.”
“It’s great that the NHS is there for us and it’s free to use… but that doesn’t mean you can use it and abuse it.”
People have moved on from Brexit
Elsewhere in the interview, Mr Streeting claimed people were “over Brexit”, when asked about the Green Paper which found that leaving the EU reduced investment by 11%.
The paper, about the government’s new industrial strategy, opened with a foreword from the chancellor who spoke about building closer ties with Brussels to ensure better trade and better business.
Asked why rejoining the single market or customs union could not be discussed, given Labor’s desire for growth, Mr Streeting said: “People move on, the country moves on, the EU moves on. gone
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“And let me tell you, not only here but in Brussels, there is no appetite to reopen these arguments that reopen things that have been resolved.”
He said the Remain camp he supports warned of the economic consequences of Brexit – which he said had already happened, and “it’s a fact of life. We have to deal with it”.
“I think the sweet spot is working as close to the European Union as we can, but also showing a willingness to work with partners in other markets.”
On setting up – Sir Keir Starmer’s key message Today at the Business Leaders Investment Summit – Mr Streeting said it was no longer a “left versus right debate in British politics”.
“There is too much regulation in the NHS and in some aspects… I also think there is too much regulation in the economy.
“Sometimes, simplicity is very effective. And it’s traditionally been a right-left debate in British politics. But it really shouldn’t be, it should be right or wrong.”
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