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Sandra wears a light denim shirt and plays with her daughter in a park on a hot bright day.

"My son is a sports freak — he just loves playing soccer and basketball, and I wouldn't, at any stage, be playing with him. I was just too tired."

A close up of a hand pulling the cap off a syringe.

"Revenue has doubled in the past six months, we've launched new programs. So the growth has been quite huge."

A tight headshot of Adam wewaring a suit and dark rimmed glasses.

"At that point, you'll start seeing generics coming in, which will be a lot cheaper … still a prescription in Australia, but easier to get."

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A graph shows fruit and vege consumption increases for people on GLP-1 drugs and sweet and snack food consumption decreased.

"Let's say 20 per cent of Australians end up taking these drugs. Simple maths will tell you that means to say that, roughly speaking, total calorie consumption in Australia will fall about 6 per cent."

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"It has gotten smaller. On top of that, people are more happy with their body so they're more likely to actually go out and buy clothes."

Lauren wears a black t-shirt and encourages her client on a machien at the gym.

"There are lots of negative effects of weight loss drugs. The biggest challenge we face is, you know, people see … quick and easy."

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"So that's where I feel we need to be more realistic in terms of potential cost savings."

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