TREATMENT OF OBESITY: NEWER PERSPECTIVES
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Obesity is a serious health problem worldwide and has reached epidemic proportions. It increases the risk of diabetes, ischemic heart disease, some cancers, infertility, menstrual disorders, etc. Various medications along with lifestyle changes have been tried by health providers and patients to reduce weight but with limited success. Now we have newer incretin class of drugs which have potential to reduce weight along with metabolic advantages. We used injectable incretin therapy in our obese patients and the results were encouraging. This class of drug in future may provide a better option for patients willing to lose weight.
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Abhyuday Verma, Deepika Verma
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