A TEAM GB Olympian has warned that fat jabs could bring back an epidemic of scurvy.
Former speed skater believes injections such as Ozempic and Mounjaro — known as GLP-1 drugs — are leaving users malnourished and vitamin-deficient.
The 44-year-old celebrity personal trainer, whose clients include , , and , told Flying Eze that some people were abusing the medication.
She fears a return of scurvy, which was rife in the 17th and 18th centuries and killed more than two million British sailors who notoriously survived on preserved foods with limited access at sea to fruit and vegetables.
Sarah said people with certain health conditions could benefit from GLP-1s but added: “The level of abuse now is rife — thin people wanting to become even thinner.
“I’ve had people come in for PT consultations who are desperate to get themselves out of the hole they find themselves in: weak, tired, destroyed digestion, severe hair loss.”;
Describing her two major concerns, she said: “With rapid weight loss also comes muscle loss.
“My other worry is the long-term effects of being malnourished.”;
Sarah warned of people getting sick “or even a comeback of a deficiency disease like scurvy”;.
The illness is caused by a lack of vitamin C.
And those on often pick on plain, nutrient-deficient food.
Originally meant to treat , it is predicted that by October over a million Brits will be on them.
