Medications for obesity: a review

KA Gudzune, RF Kushner - Jama, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Obesity affects approximately 19% of women and 14% of men worldwide and is
associated with increased morbidity. Antiobesity medications (AOMs) modify biological …

Comparative effectiveness of GLP-1 receptor agonists on glycaemic control, body weight, and lipid profile for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta …

H Yao, A Zhang, D Li, Y Wu, CZ Wang, JY Wan… - bmj, 2024 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the comparative efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1
receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) on glycaemic control, body weight, and lipid profile in adults …

What is the pipeline for future medications for obesity?

E Melson, U Ashraf, D Papamargaritis… - International Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Obesity is a chronic disease associated with increased risk of obesity-related complications
and mortality. Our better understanding of the weight regulation mechanisms and the role of …

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor: mechanisms and advances in therapy

Z Zheng, Y Zong, Y Ma, Y Tian, Y Pang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor, known as GLP-1R, is a vital
component of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family and is found primarily on the …

Obesity in adults

I Lingvay, RV Cohen, CW le Roux, P Sumithran - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Obesity has increased in prevalence worldwide and WHO has declared it a global epidemic.
Population-level preventive interventions have been insufficient to slow down this trajectory …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity and its comorbidities, current treatment options and future perspectives: Challenging bariatric surgery?

S Kloock, CG Ziegler, U Dischinger - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Obesity and its comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease,
heart failure and non-alcoholic liver disease are a major health and economic burden with …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes mellitus—Progress and opportunities in the evolving epidemic

ED Abel, AL Gloyn, C Evans-Molina, JJ Joseph… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Diabetes, a complex multisystem metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, leads
to complications that reduce quality of life and increase mortality. Diabetes pathophysiology …

Western diets and chronic diseases

TE Adolph, H Tilg - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract 'Westernization', which incorporates industrial, cultural and dietary trends, has
paralleled the rise of noncommunicable diseases across the globe. Today, the Western-style …

[HTML][HTML] A narrative review of approved and emerging anti-obesity medications

SA Beshir, AA Elnour, A Soorya, AP Mohamed… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Recently, many drugs have been approved for halting overweight and obesity—
few types of research shifted to using Anti-obesity medications (AOM) solely for well-being …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging pharmacotherapies for obesity: a systematic review

M Kokkorakis, M Chakhtoura, C Rhayem… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The history of anti-obesity pharmacotherapies is marked by disappointments, often
entangled with societal pressure promoting weight loss and the prevailing conviction that …