Should Weight Loss Jabs Be Made Available On The Nhs?

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/15/nhs-to-offer-weight-loss-jabs-via-apps-that-help-patients-with-obesity

You could argue that if patients could lose weight there are less chances of them ending up in hospital with diseases linked to obesity.

However surely any prescribed medication could only be short term? A course of pills won't treat the underlying course.

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Pasta: //Ah, the expert has spoken.
Now would you care to explain *why* they might "consume more calories than they expend,..." // - Ah yes, well there are many reasons for that of course. Believe me I carry a bit of timber myself but I don't blame the myriad of things that many fat people blame, glands, genetics, various "syndromes" etc . It's because I generally consume more calories than I need. There were no fat people in Belsen.