Possible New Obesity DrugsSince 1991, adult obesity, defined as being about 30 pounds overweight, has risen an astounding 60 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Every year, about $30 billion is spent on weight-loss remedies in the United States alone, and the U.S. market for prescription anti-obesity drugs rang up $296 million in 2000, according to health-care consulting firm IMS Health. Against this background of rising obesity and severe overweight, scientists have been assembling a menu of weight loss drugs which are being developed to treat obesity in different ways. See: Axokine
Appetite Suppressant Drug
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