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Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment in UK

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U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness.

The deal includes a "real-world" study into how its weight-loss drugs impact "participants' employment status and sick days" The U.K. is battling a stubbornly high rate of "economic inactivity," defined as those neither working nor looking for a job.

Health and Social Care Minister Wes Streeting said the partnership was "key to building a healthier society".

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