학술논문
Medical management of obesity.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*OBESITY treatment
*REGULATION of body weight
*BARIATRIC surgery
*STEROIDS
*HYPOGLYCEMIC agents
*DIET therapy
*HEALTH care teams
*GLUCAGON-like peptide-1 agonists
*ORLISTAT
*ANTIOBESITY agents
*ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents
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ISSN
1470-2118
Abstract
Obesity is a global epidemic that has worsened over the past few decades. It is strongly associated with multiple health conditions, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, obstructive sleep apnoea, certain malignancies and has an increased mortality risk. The annual cost of obesity to the NHS is around £6 billion, projected to increase to just under £10 billion by 2050. In 2020-2021, obesity was cited as a factor in over 1 million hospital admissions. An early and pragmatic approach to the management of obesity would reduce obesity-associated multiple health conditions and result in cost savings for the NHS. Here, we discuss current management strategies for obesity, including dietary intervention, pharmacological therapies and optimisation, and bariatric surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]