Review

Medical Treatment in Obesity

Volume: 7 Number: 3 December 31, 2023
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Medical Treatment in Obesity

Abstract

The main aim of obesity management is to improve health. Weight loss of 5-10% or more provides improvement in obesity and obesityrelated comorbid diseases (Type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, fatty liver disease, etc.) as well as an increase in quality of life. As with all chronic diseases, obesity management requires a multidisciplinary approach. Individual treatment should be targeted. Obesity treatment consists of lifestyle changes, medical treatment, and bariatric surgery. Until today, many drugs have worked with the aspect of appetite reduction and energy expenditure through the nervous system. However, many drugs have been withdrawn due to safety concerns. In recent years, drugs with gut-based incretin mechanisms of action have attracted considerable interest. The first approved glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1) analog liraglutide is promising. As a new treatment, the GLP-1 analog semaglutide 2.4 mg weekly is approved for the treatment of obesity. Another new treatment, tirzepatide, the first dual GLP-1/ glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GIP) analog, has achieved up to 20% weight loss in obese patients and has also shown positive cardiovascular outcomes. Although promising, there is no comparative study of new effective obesity drugs with bariatric surgery, which is currently known as the most effective method, with weight loss up to 25%. Today, as the pathophysiogenesis of obesity is better understood, newer, safer molecules will continue to emerge. In this review, current information about the current and future medical treatments for obesity will be discussed.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Endocrinology

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

November 5, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 19, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 7 Number: 3

APA
Çetinkaya Altuntaş, S. (2023). Medical Treatment in Obesity. Turkish Journal of Diabetes and Obesity, 7(3), 263-272. https://doi.org/10.25048/tudod.1386433
AMA
1.Çetinkaya Altuntaş S. Medical Treatment in Obesity. Turk J Diab Obes. 2023;7(3):263-272. doi:10.25048/tudod.1386433
Chicago
Çetinkaya Altuntaş, Seher. 2023. “Medical Treatment in Obesity”. Turkish Journal of Diabetes and Obesity 7 (3): 263-72. https://doi.org/10.25048/tudod.1386433.
EndNote
Çetinkaya Altuntaş S (December 1, 2023) Medical Treatment in Obesity. Turkish Journal of Diabetes and Obesity 7 3 263–272.
IEEE
[1]S. Çetinkaya Altuntaş, “Medical Treatment in Obesity”, Turk J Diab Obes, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 263–272, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.25048/tudod.1386433.
ISNAD
Çetinkaya Altuntaş, Seher. “Medical Treatment in Obesity”. Turkish Journal of Diabetes and Obesity 7/3 (December 1, 2023): 263-272. https://doi.org/10.25048/tudod.1386433.
JAMA
1.Çetinkaya Altuntaş S. Medical Treatment in Obesity. Turk J Diab Obes. 2023;7:263–272.
MLA
Çetinkaya Altuntaş, Seher. “Medical Treatment in Obesity”. Turkish Journal of Diabetes and Obesity, vol. 7, no. 3, Dec. 2023, pp. 263-72, doi:10.25048/tudod.1386433.
Vancouver
1.Seher Çetinkaya Altuntaş. Medical Treatment in Obesity. Turk J Diab Obes. 2023 Dec. 1;7(3):263-72. doi:10.25048/tudod.1386433

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Turkish Journal of Diabetes and Obesity (Turk J Diab Obes) is a scientific publication of Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University Obesity and Diabetes Research and Application Center.

A Collaboration Protocol was signed between the Turkish Obesity Research Association and Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University by taking an important step from the Turkish Journal of Diabetes and Obesity. As the Turkish Journal of Diabetes and Obesity, we are proud to open the doors of a new era in scientific publishing. With the collaboration of the Turkish Obesity Research Association and Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, our journal will now serve as a joint publication platform.

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