The Future of The Fight: The Emerging Challenges and Fight Against Obesity for Medical Science
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Obesity, chronic disease, anti-obesity drugs, weight loss surgery, healthcare systemsAbstract
The world is faced with perhaps one of the biggest challenges in today’s medical world: that of the obesity epidemic. Obesity was perceived to relate to lifestyle issues; however, it has nowadays been acknowledged as a chronic and relapsing disease with multiple biologic and psychosocial components. It has widespread implications and is threatening to destabilize the healthcare system as a whole. Obesity is not only causing a significant increase in comorbidities but also breaking healthcare systems and economies as a whole. This note attempts to critically analyse and discuss challenging trends of obesity in the field of medical science.
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