Current and Future Medical Treatment of Obesity

Devika Umashanker; Leon I Igel; Rekha B Kumar; Louis J Aronne

doi:10.1016/j.giec.2016.12.008

Current and Future Medical Treatment of Obesity

Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2017 Apr;27(2):181-190. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2016.12.008.

Authors

Devika Umashanker¹, Leon I Igel¹, Rekha B Kumar¹, Louis J Aronne²

Affiliations

¹ Comprehensive Weight Control Center, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1165 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
² Comprehensive Weight Control Center, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1165 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: ljaronne@mail.med.cornell.edu.

PMID: 28292399
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2016.12.008

Abstract

Obesity is a major health crisis resulting in comorbidities such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea. The need for safe and efficacious drugs to help assist with weight loss and reduce cardiometabolic risk factors is great. With several FDA-approved drugs on the market, there is still a great need to develop long-term obesity treatments or noninvasive oral agents to help assist individuals with obesity when used in conjunction with lifestyle modifications.

Keywords: Obesity; Pharmacotherapy; Weight management.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Obesity Agents / therapeutic use*
Bariatric Medicine / trends*
Humans
Obesity / drug therapy*
United States
Weight Loss / drug effects

Substances

Anti-Obesity Agents