Pharmacotherapy for obesity: novel agents and paradigms
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Pharmacotherapy of obesity: currently marketed and upcoming agents.
In many industrialized nations, obesity is now considered an epidemic, resulting in accelerated morbidity and mortality. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease as well as the metabolic syndrome comprising abdominal obesity, increased fasting blood glucose levels, dyslipidemia and hypertension, which are all recognized cardiovascular risk factors. Diet, exercise,...
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BACKGROUND Obesity is a serious, chronic, relapsing disease of energy regulation, with strong genetic and early-life environmental determinants. Pharmacotherapy can be a useful adjunct to lifestyle intervention in effecting and maintaining clinically meaningful weight loss. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to discuss the role of pharmacotherapy in obesity management. The efficacy, side ef...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2040-6223,2040-6231
DOI: 10.1177/2040622314522848