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Pharmacological Management of Obesity: New Approaches

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  • Milton E Londoño Lemos

    (Vicerrectoría de Investigaciones. Universidad Manuela Beltrán (UMB), Colombia)

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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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  • Milton E Londoño Lemos, 2018. "Pharmacological Management of Obesity: New Approaches," Global Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(4), pages 74-78, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjpps:v:4:y:2018:i:4:p:74-78
    DOI: 10.19080/GJPPS.2018.04.555641
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