welcome
BBC

BBC

Health

Health

Pregnant women warned against using weight-loss jabs

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

72% Informative

Drug safety experts in the UK say it's not known whether taking the medicines could harm an unborn baby.

There are concerns that the growing popularity of 'skinny jabs' means many women aren't using the drugs safely or getting the right advice.

Wegovy, Mounjaro , Saxenda , Victoza and Ozempic are all prescription medicines licensed to treat obesity.

VR Score

59

Informative language

49

Neutral language

63

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links