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According to the NHS, the index measures what is a healthy weight for your height, and would have put Mrs Savage at the very start of the obese range, which runs from 30 to 30.9.

“We always mention that malnutrition isn't just being undernourished, it's also overnourished also overweight and obese children, and very difficult to diet,” explains Dr Silvestre.

It follows reports of some people who are not obese becoming sick, after using the jabs for weight loss.

There has been a lot of joint work with the Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who recently said that weight-loss jabs for obese people could be a productivity booster and lift people out of unemployment.

The NHS's latest Health Survey for England shows in 2022, 29% of adults in England were obese and 64% were deemed to be overweight.