Obesity: a contemporary world issue. An overview of possible therapeutic approaches to therapy

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of overweight people around the world has more than tripled since1975. In2016, 39% of adults aged 18 and over were overweight, and 13% were obese. Most of the world’s population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. However, WHO experts believe that obesity can be prevented. How relevant is the problem of overweight and obesity forRussia? What is its medical significance? Are there pharmacotherapeutic products that can efficiently and safely help an overweight person get rid of such problem? These and other questions are answered by Ashot Musaelovich Mkrtumyan, Honored Doctor of Russia, Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology of the Medical Faculty and Faculty of Postgraduate Education of theEvdokimovMoscowStateMedicalStomatologicalUniversity.