I find it incredible that even after six years of the drug being available on the NHS – and being prescribed for children over 12 in the US – the government body NICE has yet to officially publish guidance on its use in this age group in the UK.
At my slimmest, I was a size 8 – and at my heaviest a heffalump in size 28 dresses.
Curiously, James and Helen are the children I had with my first husband, while Jake and Christian I had with my second – meaning one child from each father has a weight problem and one doesn’t.
And I’m certain I’m not the one to blame here – especially as, according to the NHS in 2022, 15 per cent of children aged between two and 15 in the Uk were obese.
The trial, sponsored by Novo Nordisk, makers of Ozempic, involves some 200 overweight children with an obesity-related health problem – either type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure.
