[Pharmacological treatment of obesity. Current situation and

Atencion primaria · Sep 2024

[Pharmacological treatment of obesity. Current situation and new treatments].

The high incidence of obesity in our environment, the progressive and recurrent nature of this disease makes it necessary to know and use all the possibilities of prevention and treatment. When a person suffers from obesity we must offer a treatment plan with specific objectives that will include healthy eating, physical activity and, if necessary, treatment with medication or even surgery. At present in Spain, there are 3 medications available: New molecules will soon be marketed that will expand the treatment possibilities, which will also be reviewed in this article.

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- Julio Sagredo Pérez and Gonzalo Allo Miguel.
- Centro de Salud Lucero, Madrid, España. Electronic address: jsagredop@gmail.com.
- Aten Primaria. 2024 Sep 10; 57 (1): 103074103074.
AbstractThe high incidence of obesity in our environment, the progressive and recurrent nature of this disease makes it necessary to know and use all the possibilities of prevention and treatment. When a person suffers from obesity we must offer a treatment plan with specific objectives that will include healthy eating, physical activity and, if necessary, treatment with medication or even surgery. At present in Spain, there are 3 medications available: New molecules will soon be marketed that will expand the treatment possibilities, which will also be reviewed in this article.Copyright © 2024. Publicado por Elsevier España S.L.U.

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