Weight-loss drugs alone will not solve UK’s obesity crisis, says Chris Whitty

Chief medical adviser warns of side-effects and calls for action on junk food advertising and making food healthier

Weight-loss drugs cannot rescue the UK from its deepening obesity crisis and produce unpleasant side-effects for many users, the government's chief medical adviser has said.

Prof Chris Whitty delivered a wide-ranging critique of the drugs during a speech in London on Thursday evening.