GP Warns of Risks in Buying Weight-Loss Jabs Online Amid NHS Delays

Illegal weight loss medication may contain toxins and other ingredients that could cause real harm, a professional body has warned. 

Over 60 percent of adults in England are either overweight or obese, according to the NHS. Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

Long waits for National Health Service (NHS) weight-loss services are pushing some people to buy potentially unsafe weight-loss jabs online, the UK’s top GP has warned.

Some patients seeking quick solutions are turning to unregulated retailers who sell weight-loss drugs online, the chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, Kamila Hawthorne, told the PA Media news agency.