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Anti-obesity medication or weight loss medications are pharmacological agents that reduce or control excess body fat. These medications alter one of the fundamental processes of the human body , weight regulation, by: reducing appetite and consequently energy intake , increasing energy expenditure , redirecting nutrients from adipose to lean ...
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Obesity medicine is a field of medicine dedicated to the comprehensive treatment of patients with obesity. Obesity medicine takes into account the multi-factorial etiology of obesity in which behavior, development, environment, epigenetic , genetic , nutrition , physiology , and psychosocial contributors all play a role. [ 1 ]
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Several anti-obesity medications are currently approved by the FDA for long term use. [54] [55] [56] Semaglutide (Wegovy) is currently approved by the FDA for long-term use, being associated with a 6-12% loss in body weight compared to placebo. [57]
Certain medications can cause either weight loss or weight gain. [5] Such side effects are often listed for each medication and should be considered when attempting to manage a person's weight. [5] Semaglutide is an anti-obesity drug that is also used for blood sugar control. [21]
Although diet, exercise, behavior therapy and anti-obesity drugs are first-line treatment, [14] medical therapy for severe obesity has limited short-term success and very poor long-term success. [15] Weight loss surgery generally results in greater weight loss than conventional treatment, and leads to improvements in quality of life and obesity ...
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