In March, the F.D.A. approved Wegovy to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular-related death in adults who have heart disease and are overweight or have obesity.

et’s be clear: For those who need them — medically rather than cosmetically — the drugs are a godsend. The primary indication for Ozempic and Mounjaro — and the only condition they are currently FDA-approved for — is the treatment of type-2 diabetes (the lifestyle-contingent, typically adult-onset diabetes, as opposed to the rarer type-1 diabetes,... See more

As of September, an estimated 1.5 million people in the UK used GLP-1s, with over 90 per cent paying privately. Many prescriptions are available online, allowing people who don’t qualify for the drugs on the NHS to access them for non-traditional reasons, such as chronic pain or recreational weight loss. A black market has also sprung up in... See more