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Jul 7

Why everyone’s going gaga over weight-loss drugs – The Morning Context

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To shed pounds fast, Indians are going to great lengths to secure weight-loss drugs from abroad. Soon, they may not have to look elsewhere as US drugmaker Eli Lilly gets early approvals in India for its new weight-loss drug.

The minute you join a gym or start a diet, everyone assumes you are trying to get thin, even trainers. Its not even funny how obsessed we are, as a country, with losing weight, says Sunidhi, a 24-year-old wellness coach from Kolkata.

Sunidhis observations, in fact, reflect a grave reality about India. The country ranked third, after the US and China, in adult obesity in 2022, according to astudy in The Lancet. And to lose weight fast, Indians are goingto great lengths to secure weight-loss drugs from abroad that are not yet available in pharmacies here. Soon, they

Diti is a copy editor at The Morning Context. She joins us from Deccan Herald where she oversaw the daily news coverage in the digital vertical as a chief sub-editor. She also managed social media and contributed to data stories and film analysis. Before DH, she was with Reuters as an online producer.

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