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Explainer: How do weight-loss drugs work?

We talk Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.

A number of studies have shown the amazing weight loss potential of a new group of drugs, known to many by their brand names as Ozempic (which is for diabetes), Wegovy and Mounjaro.

But how do these new drugs work? How were they discovered and who can use them?

This is part of a new mini-series called the The Briefing Room Explainers. They鈥檙e short versions of previous episodes of the Briefing Room.

Presenter: David Aaronovitch
Producers: Charlotte McDonald, Kirsteen Knight and Beth Ashmead Latham
Studio Manager: Neil Churchill
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman

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