Mounjaro, originally a diabetes drug, aids significant weight loss by curbing appetite and improving insulin sensitivity. Weekly injections offer sustained results but come with potential side effects and high costs.

Prescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from today - but only for those who meet very strict criteria.

How do weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro work? Administered as weekly jabs, these drugs – often called GLP-1 agonists – mimic the hormones our bodies release when we