There is an urgent need for effective pharmacological therapies to help tackle the growing
obesity epidemic and the healthcare crisis it poses. The past 3 years have seen approval of …

As the word has been celebrating innovations and technological achievements during the
last few decades, there has also been a noticeable increase in various non-communicable …

Alarming statistics show that the number of people affected by excessive weight has
surpassed 2 billion, representing approximately 30% of the world's population. The aim of …

The ideal anti-obesity drug would produce sustained weight loss with minimal side effects.
The mechanisms that regulate energy balance have substantial built-in redundancy, overlap …

Medications for the treatment of obesity began to appear in the late 19th and early 20th
century. Amphetamine-addiction led to the search for similar drugs without addictive …

There is a growing need for treatments for patients who would benefit from further weight
loss following bariatric surgery or weight loss maintenance/long-term disease remission …

Introduction: Obesity is a body weight disorder characterized by excess adiposity that
increases the risk for developing co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes. A large medical …

Written by an international group of leading experts on obesity and related disorders, this
volume is the first to address the clinical aspects of obesity. The contributors review the latest …

Obesity, an impending global pandemic, is not being effectively controlled by current
measures such as lifestyle modifications, bariatric surgery or available medications. Its toll …

The high incidence of obesity, its multifactorial nature, the complexity and lack of knowledge
of the bodyweight control system, and the scarcity of adequate therapeutics have fuelled anti …