Obesity, Risk Factors and its Pharmocological Treatments

Abstract

In recent years, Obesity has become one of the major health issue affected the children to adult people.
Changes in life style, food habits and stress management has been the disease related problems not only
for obesity for many health complications. Many of the drugs has been developed in the market to the
availability of people. Some of the drugs produced by the pharmaceutical companies shows side effects
after using the medicines. The most recently used drugs are Phentermine, Diethylpropion, Phendimetrazine,
Benzphetamine, and Mazindol are referred for the obese patients for short term treatment. Sibutraminea,the
sympathomimetic are referred as long term medication for the patients with obesity. Many of the drugs are
banned from the pharmaceutical industry due to the adverse effects it has on patients health. This paper
discusses the major reasons and issues related with obesity. The medications and treatments in available
recent times are also discussed.