Obesity: the new global epidemic pharmacological treatment, opportunities and limits for personalized therapy

W Milano, V De Biasio, W Di Munzio… - … Metabolic & Immune …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The increase in global obesity rates over the past three decades has been
remarkable, a true epidemic, both in developed and in developing countries. The …

[PDF][PDF] The challenge of obesity treatment: a review of approved drugs and new therapeutic targets

B Bonamichi, EB Parente, RB Dos Santos… - J Obes Eat …, 2018 - researchgate.net
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 …

Emerging pharmacotherapy for obesity

LJ Aronne, AG Powell, CM Apovian - Expert opinion on emerging …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Medical management of obesity: an update.

JG Karam, S El-Sayegh, F Nessim, A Farag… - Minerva …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Obesity is rapidly growing global epidemic with monumental impact on health and
economics. It is associated with multiple adverse health consequences including …

Current options for the pharmacotherapy of obesity

I Gouni-Berthold, HK Berthold - Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
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 …

Pharmacotherapy of obesity: an update on the available medications and drugs under investigation

M Chakhtoura, R Haber, M Ghezzawi, C Rhayem… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Obesity is an epidemic and a public health threat. Medical weight management remains one
of the options for the treatment of excess weight and recent advances have revolutionized …

Future pharmacotherapy for obesity: new anti-obesity drugs on the horizon

G Srivastava, C Apovian - Current obesity reports, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Pharmacotherapy for the management of obesity

D Patel - Metabolism, 2015 - Elsevier
In the last 30 years, obesity has rapidly increased and obesity-related comorbidities have
surged. Once considered to be a problem only in developed nations, obesity has become a …

Current updates in the medical management of obesity

A Khan, S Raza, Y Khan, T Aksoy… - Recent patents on …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
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 …

Therapeutic advances in obesity management: an overview of the therapeutic interventions

MA Roomy, K Hussain, HM Behbehani… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Obesity has become a global epidemic in the modern world, significantly impacting the
global healthcare economy. Lifestyle interventions remain the primary approach to …