Obesity is a metabolic dysfunction associated with a wide range of chronic illnesses that
cause significant increases in comorbidity and mortality. According to the World Health …

Introduction: Obesity is a rapidly increasing global health problem. The rates of obesity have
tripled over the past three decades and are predicted to rise even further. The need for safe …

Obesity is a chronic medical condition that is expected to become an indirect but leading
cause of mortality and morbidity. Obesity results in type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin …

650 millions of adults are obese worldwide-in the US alone, forty percent of the adults are
obese. Although the obesity pandemic is constantly expanding at very high costs for health …

Obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges of the twenty-first century. The World
Health Organization (WHO) reports that in 2005 approximately 1.6 billion adults were …

Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity is a global health crisis with detrimental effects on all
organ systems leading to worsening disease state and rising costs of care. Persons with …

Abstract Purpose of Review To highlight the added benefits of approved and upcoming,
centrally-acting, anti-obesity drugs, focusing not only on the most common metabolic and …

Obesity is rapidly growing global epidemic with monumental impact on health and
economics. It is associated with multiple adverse health consequences including …

Treating obesity is crucial as it will ultimately result in the prevention of many related chronic
diseases and will decrease morbidity and mortality. Weight loss medications are a valuable …

Introduction The field of obesity medicine has evolved over the past several years. With
greater understanding of its pathophysiology, obesity is regarded more as a chronic disease …