Anti-obesity agents

Abstract

Obesity is a preventable complex multifactorial disease. With the steady and rapid progression of obesity trends in the past few decades, it has become a global epidemic. The ideal anti-obesity agent is that which will provide a sustained, long term weight loss with minimal side effects. Current and emerging pharmacological treatment options of obesity are closer to the ideal anti-obesity agent, providing exemplary results in weight loss with a minimum amount of side effects.