Orlistat

Slim Pickings: Finding Cost-Effective Obesity Solutions

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 8, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, a full figure was a symbol of status, indicating one's wealth, fertility and power in an environment of food scarcity. Today, it has a negative connotation. Faced with antiquity's unreliable resources, humans were hardwired to prioritize calorie-dense, energy-rich foods. To reinforce this behavior, evolution gave a boost of dopamine to big eaters; those who failed to feast during times of plenty might starve when food ran out. While abundant calorie consumption was an advantage in early societies, the ingrained drive to stock up is now a liability as access to food has become more reliable.

Key Points: 
  • Obesity presents many health risks, and expensive GLP-1 agonists have grabbed the limelight, but there are affordable and effective ways to address it.
  • While this behavior was a boon during times of food instability, constant consumption of energy dense nourishment now contributes to obesity.
  • Obesity not only increases health risks and reduces quality of life and mobility; but also produces a significant economic impact.
  • This requires alternative approaches and comprehensive efforts that combine cost-effective medications with diet and exercise to reduce excessive obesity rates.

Obesity-focused Organizations Issue Statement in Support of New AAP Clinical Guideline on Childhood Obesity

Retrieved on: 
Friday, January 13, 2023

On Jan. 9, 2023, AAP published its first clinical practice guideline on the treatment of childhood obesity, replacing recommendations last made in 2007.

Key Points: 
  • On Jan. 9, 2023, AAP published its first clinical practice guideline on the treatment of childhood obesity, replacing recommendations last made in 2007.
  • TOS and OAC support the evidence-based view of obesity presented in the guideline.
  • The Obesity Society's Pediatric Obesity Treatment Task Force emphasizes that pediatric obesity is a disease.
  • The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating and empowering individuals affected by obesity through education, advocacy and support.

Overweight Treatment Market estimated to surge ahead at a CAGR of 7.9% by the end of 2032 - Persistence Market Research

Retrieved on: 
Monday, June 6, 2022

Per capita healthcare spending is on the rise, which is predicted to fuel the demand for high-quality patient care treatment alternatives.

Key Points: 
  • Per capita healthcare spending is on the rise, which is predicted to fuel the demand for high-quality patient care treatment alternatives.
  • Developing economies such as Brazil, India, and Russia are expected to contribute significantly to the anti-obesity drug development industry.
  • By distribution channel, institutional sales are gaining higher traction for overweight treatment, and held a market value share of 58.2% in 2021.
  • "High incidence of morbid obesity and rising efforts to mitigate indications associated with overweight are driving sales in the overweight treatment market," says an analyst of Persistence Market Research.