Editorial: Pharmacotherapy for obesity--do the benefits outweigh the risks?

Editorial: Pharmacotherapy for obesity--do the benefits outweigh the risks?

Obesity results from a complex interaction of genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors. Because exercise, diet, and behavioral modification alone are usually not sufficient to maintain long-term weight loss, there has been renewed interest in drug therapy.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 1996-08, Vol.335 (9), p.659
Hauptverfasser: Manson, JoAnn E, Faich, Gerald A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Drug therapy
Health risk assessment
Hypertension
Mortality
Obesity
Weight control
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Zusammenfassung:Obesity results from a complex interaction of genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors. Because exercise, diet, and behavioral modification alone are usually not sufficient to maintain long-term weight loss, there has been renewed interest in drug therapy.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406