Weight should be over for jag Scots

OBESITY affects one in three Scots and places a huge strain on the public purse.

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The impact on the NHS is obvious and the health implications of being overweight also keep people off work.

Encouraging people to live healthy lives, whether that is eating better, drinking less or going to the gym, have been staple public health messages for years.

But the development of anti-obesity injections could be the game changer Scotland needs to tackle the crisis.