Women benefit from weightloss injections far more than men according to Dr Michael Mosley. The weightloss guru has offered his explanation as the NHS is set to offer the jabs, but only to people meeting certain criteria.

In his latest Daily Mail column, Dr Mosley said that the jabs do the reverse of the norm, when men traditionally lose more weight while dieting, reports Wales Online. He said that this is because they tend to be more muscular and have higher metabolic rates, meaning they burn more calories while resting than women.

However, research into the weightloss jabs show that women can lose a higher percentage of body weight than men - and one of the main reasons is they stop cravings, something he says women are more susceptible to.

"One of the first big studies that looked at Semaglutide [a weightloss drug] found that the men and women given the drug had, over 66 weeks, lost an impressive 2st 6lb (15.3 kg)." Dr Mosley wrote in his column.

"What was also striking was that the women in the trial lost a higher percentage of their initial weight than the men, around 18 per cent versus 13 per cent, according to a re-analysis of the data by Dr Alyssa Susanto, a researcher in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney."

The study itself does not pinpoint a difference in genders. Dr Mosley explained his theory, saying: "I suspect it might be because these new drugs work so powerfully on the brain, reducing cravings — and research suggests women are more susceptible to cravings than men."

This is because Semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, is an antidiabetic medication, works by mimicking a hormone called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) that targets the area of the brain responsible for regulating appetite, meaning you are more likely to eat less food.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved Semaglutide for NHS use in the UK. It will be recommended to people with at least one weight-related health condition as well as those who have a body mass index (BMI) which is near the top of the obese range.

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