Losing weight: new pills and injections make the kilos fly off
Nothing helped 115kg Lisette to lose weight, until she took part in an experiment as a test subject. With the help of a daily injection, the kilos came off and stayed off. Medication for people who are seriously overweight is clearly on the rise, as a weight-loss pill is also on the way. What are the chances and risks of these new weight loss drugs? Plus: where do we stand in the obesity epidemic and what else can be done about it? Listen to this podcast (in Dutch) With care reporters Ellen de Visser and Michiel van der Geest, and Professor Anita Vreugdenhil from Maastricht, who specialises in weight issues..

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