A new analysis estimates that losing as little as 5% weight can lead to substantial savings in health care costs elsewhere.

Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are increasingly popular among adults, who have flocked to the new medication as an alternative to the traditional — and often ineffective — advice to “eat less and exercise more.

They’ve been heralded as the magic drugs that treat obesity when diet and exercise have failed. But Ozempic and Wegovy – and their newer cousin, Mounjaro – are expensive, and mostly only available on private prescription.

A mum-of-two died after taking weight loss drugs to shed excess weight after a battle with cancer. Sarah Thompson, 34, was discovered unresponsive in her bed by her teenage daughter shortly after she began taking ‘skinny drops’.

Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are increasingly popular among adults, who have flocked to the new medication as an alternative to the traditional—and often ineffective—advice to "eat less and exercise more.