Obesity

Weight loss drug Wegovy may soon be reimbursed in France

Subject to Health Ministry approval the drug could be reimbursed under certain conditions

Weight loss drug Wegovy to be sold on prescription in France

The somewhat controversial drug will be available on prescription, but not reimbursed

Anti-obesity injection to be available in France soon

The drug is similar to Ozempic, which has been so popular in the US that stocks are running low

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France moves to tackle growing problem of childhood obesity

Overweight and obese children have become a major public health problem in recent years, said France’s social security provider

Obesity in France must be made national priority, say health groups

The proportion of people obese in France has doubled from 8.5% in 1997 to 17% in 2020

France's young must improve sport ready for 2024 Paris Olympics

French education minister concerned about effects of screen time on health in country ranked 119th by the WHO for physical activity among young people

Mediterranean diet ‘disappearing’ but France is ahead

The Mediterranean diet is being shunned by the countries it originally came from, a new report has suggested, as European young people become increasingly obese (but France is escaping the worst of it).