Rybelsus, Mounjaro, Wegovy: India's weight-loss drug boom and the risks behind it

Demand for weight-loss drugs has soared in India, home to millions with obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

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Increasingly, it is young professionals asking the same thing: "Doctor, can you start me on weight-loss drugs?"

Recently, a 23-year-old man came in, worried about the 10kg he'd gained after starting a demanding corporate job. "One of my gym friends is on [weight loss] jabs," he said.

Dr Baxi says he refused, asking him what he would do after losing 10kg on the drug.

"Stop, and the weight comes back. Keep going, and without exercise you'll start losing muscle instead. These medicines aren't a substitute for a proper diet or lifestyle change," he told him.