Obesity Medicine

Anti-obesity medication or weight loss drugs are all Pharmacological agents or therapeutic agents that reduce or control weight. These drugs alter one of the fundamental processes of the human body, weight regulation, by altering their appetite, or absorption of calories. The main treatment required for overweight and obese individuals remain dieting and physical exercise. Drugs include Orlistat (Xenical), ​Rimonabant (Acomplia), Sibutramine (Meridia) with some potential side effects. It is recommended that anti-obesity drugs only be prescribed when  it is hoped that the benefits of the treatment is attained beyond their overweight without any risks. Hence other cause is to be adopted to encounter this complication,  here comes the natural sources as remedies for this, Herbal drugs - Garcinia cambogia, Camellia sinensis, Hoodia gordonii, Cynanchum auriculatum, Chitosan, Gambisan. Microbes- Gut microbiome transplantation may represent an alternative and effective therapy for the treatment of obesity, some marine drugs as found their value in treating obesity. Ayurveda is the another branch of science that is emerging predominantly showing best benefits with less side effects and it is mainly adopted for the reason of their easy availability at lower costs.