Anti-obesity medication
Class of pharmacological agents
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Anti-obesity medication or weight loss medications are pharmacological agents that reduce excess body fat and cause weight loss. These medications alter one of the fundamental processes of weight regulation, by: reducing appetite and consequently energy intake, increasing energy expenditure, redirecting nutrients from adipose to lean tissue, or interfering with the absorption of calories.
Weight loss drugs have been developed since the early twentieth century, and many have been banned or withdrawn from the market due to adverse effects, including deaths; other drugs proved ineffective.
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