Warning to fat jabs users as patients start pilling on pounds after treatment stops, research shows
The drugs work well for those who have failed other methods or are very large.
However, the hunger signals they block can start up again once the treatment ends.
A review of 11 studies covering more than 2,000 slimmers found they kept the weight off for at least four weeks after stopping, but started putting it back on by the eight-week mark.
And their weight gain tended to continue for five months before it stabilised.
Patients who took popular fat jab Mounjaro regained almost half the weight they had lost while on the drug.
Study author Dr Xiaoling Cai, from Peking University People's Hospital in China, said: 'Weight regain is common, so it is necessary to establish long-term anti-obesity treatment.'
Katherine Jenner, director of Britain's Obesity Health Alliance, said: 'This underlines why we can't medicate ourselves out of the obesity crisis.
"Without tackling the root causes, people are left swimming against the tide.'
A separate study at Oxford University suggested many fat jab patients regain all the weight they lose within two years of stopping medication.
NHS prescriptions for jabs like Wegovy and Mounjaro hit 2.7million in England last year — and more people are buying privately, potentially missing out on diet and lifestyle advice.
I've lost nearly 6 stone in 9 months on fat jabs - trolls call me 'lazy' & say it's the 'easy way out' but I don't care
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