Slimming jabs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been linked to 20 deaths in Britain, MailOnline can reveal.
None of the fatalities, which have all occurred since 2019, are proven to have been caused directly by the game-changing weight loss injections.
But health chiefs tasked with policing the safety of the jabs admit there is ‘a suspicion’ they may have been to blame.
One of the deaths was in someone in their 30s.
Experts today warned Brits against buying semaglutide —
It can be a common cause of weight gain, fatigue, as well as unexplained aches and pains – and an underactive thyroid has been linked to serious illness, including an increased risk of dementia.
Yet, experts say, it can take years for the condition to be diagnosed – with patients, who are usually women, still not being listened to when they go to the doctor, their symptoms are blamed on depression or menopause instead.
At least one in 20 people
Wannabe slimmers were today warned about a little-known issue with weight loss jabs that will affect anyone taking them.
Game-changing injections such as Ozempic and Wegovy, hailed by the likes of Elon Musk and Jeremy Clarkson, are proven to help people lose up to 2st.
But experts said that anyone relying on them to combat long term weight loss could be left disappointed, with the effects of the drugs halting after just months.
Some users have hit the so-called ‘Ozempic
Tempted to try Ozempic or Wegovy? These weight-loss wonder drugs are riding a tidal wave of popularity, helped no doubt by celebrity endorsements, with seemingly everyone from Sharon Osbourne to Elon Musk reportedly benefiting from the weekly jabs.
But both may soon seem old hat, with new drugs around the corner that promise greater weight loss, come in more convenient forms or actually burn off fat while we go about our daily business without even noticing the medications at work
A fitness model has revealed how her life drastically changed after adopting the ‘carnivore’ diet for an entire month.
Petrina Barber, 41, who splits her time between London and Dubai, decided to cut out all processed foods and carbohydrates to help with her stoma output.
The mother-of-one became an awareness campaigner and founded her business Beyond The Stoma after treatment for cervical cancer nine years ago led to her needing a stoma bag.
With her new diet, that involved eating
By now, everyone has heard of Ozempic, the weight-loss drug reportedly used by Sharon Osborne, Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk and a host of other A-listers.
Seen by many as a miracle quick fix, Ozempic and other brands such as Wegovy contain a substance called semaglutide, which works by -mimicking a hormone that our bodies produce naturally when we eat. That hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), to give it its scientific name, makes you feel full, which means you don’t eat as
A woman who vomited so much after using Ozempic that she suffered a torn esophagus has joined a growing legal campaign with thousands of patients who claim the blockbuster drug caused horrendous side-effects.
Dina Fioretti, 60, from Illinois, has sued Novo Nordisk over claims Ozempic triggered extreme vomiting, pain and a blocked bowel. Her complaint alleges she developed a Mallory-Weiss tear, the medical term for a torn esophagus, because of the vomiting and spent a week in hospital.
Fioretti’s complaint,
A group of obese Britons are travelling the globe to learn the weight loss secrets from other cultures, but it seems a visit to Tonga might have been counterproductive.
The latest episode of Channel 4’s Around the World in 80 Weighs, which airs tonight, sees six overweight Britons visit the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga.
During their visit to Japan last week, seen in last week’s show, they were pointed at inthe streets, but Tonga is one of the most fattest
When an ‘obesity gene’ was discovered by scientists ten years ago, I remember thinking to myself (while munching on a Hobnob probably): ‘Oh yeah, I’ve definitely got that.’
It all made sense. Why else was I piling on the weight and finding it impossible to shift it permanently? Why else did every diet I started on January 1 seem doomed to failure?
All of us carry the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene — but around 45 per cent of
A woman who will suffer diarrhea for the rest of her life after using Ozempic is among dozens of patients who are suing the maker of the blockbuster weight loss drug over claims it left them with crippling stomach paralysis, a DailyMail.com investigation reveals.
Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, is facing lawsuits from patients across America who say they experienced extreme side effects which they were allegedly not warned about.
Thousands more patients have also come forward
