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Review
. 2019 May;19(3):205-212.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-3-205.

Current treatments for obesity

Aruchuna Ruban  1 , Kostadin Stoenchev  2 , Hutan Ashrafian  3 , Julian Teare  3
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Review

Current treatments for obesity

Aruchuna Ruban et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 May.

Abstract

Obesity is a major health and economic crisis facing the modern world. It is associated with excess mortality and morbidity and is directly linked to common conditions such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease and sleep apnoea. The management of obesity and its associated complications has evolved in recent years, with a shift towards more definitive strategies such as bariatric surgery. This review encompasses the dietary, pharmacological and surgical strategies currently available for the management of obesity.

Keywords: Obesity; diabetes; weight.

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Fig 1.
Bariatric surgeries schematic. (a) Adjustable gastric banding. (b) Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. (c) Sleeve gastrectomy. (d) Bilio-pancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch.
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