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 …

Pharmacologic agents to promote weight loss have been available for decades, and many
factors have contributed to the continued interest in identifying effective drugs to treat …

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 …

Obesity is now recognized as a chronic, progressive condition requiring early intervention
and long-term management to achieve health benefits and improve metabolic risk factors …

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 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 …

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 …

Obesity is a world-wide epidemic associated with significant morbidity and mortality which
costs billions of dollars per year. The associated related conditions are many and include …

Obesity pharmacotherapy has evolved significantly over the past 60 years. Today, six anti-
obesity medications (AOMs) are approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for the …

Aims To describe the treatment of obesity from ancient times to present day. Methods
Articles reporting the development of anti‐obesity therapies were identified through a search …