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Weight loss drugs

6 Minute English by BBC

Mar 26, 20266:31Education

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro are modified versions of natural hormones which make us feel full when released into the body. Prof Giles Yeo explains how the drugs, which were originally used to treat diabet...

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Weight loss drugs is an episode from 6 Minute English by BBC. Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro are modified versions of natural hormones which make us feel full when released into the body. Prof Giles Yeo explains how the drugs,...

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Published Mar 26, 2026, 6:31 long, audio available.

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Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro are modified versions of natural hormones which make us feel full when released into the body. Prof Giles Yeo explains how the drugs, which were originally used to treat diabetes, are now being used for weight loss. Georgie and Neil teach you some useful vocabulary. Read along with this podcast with the free transcript, and practise the vocabulary using the quiz and worksheet: Learn English to use at work in Office English available here:

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