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‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs

· JabWatch published 15 August 2026 · Last updated 23 August 2026

A Baringa analysis found that people generally spend more on GLP-1 weight-loss medicines than they save on groceries. It estimates that only those with discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year would make an overall saving after paying about £1,200 annually for the drugs.

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