Pharmacological Management of Obesity: New Approaches

Milton E Londoño Lemos
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Milton E Londoño Lemos: Vicerrectoría de Investigaciones. Universidad Manuela Beltrán (UMB), Colombia

Global Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018, vol. 4, issue 4, 74-78

Abstract: Obesity affects about 300 million people in the world. More alarming is the fact that there is a strong correlation between the development of childhood obesity and its prevalence in adulthood. The Food and drug administration (FDA), has approved four long-term anti-obesity drugs in adults: Belviq, Contrave, Qsymia and liraglutide in the past two years. Therefore, new pharmacological alternatives are investigated. It is very important to know the intestine-brain axis and hence leptin, which regulates food intake and energy balance, in subjects of normal weight and is a key hormone in the food and body regulation in children and adults.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/GJPPS.2018.04.555641

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