Research
Molecular
There is an urgent need for safe and more efficacious new agents for obesity treatment.
There is a pressing need for practitioners to seek out and consider new treatment options.
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Therefore, the need for safe and more efficacious new agents is urgent.
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The claim is supported by a review of the current state of obesity treatments.
Source
Novel Noninvasive Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity: From Pharmacotherapy to Gene Therapy
Angeliki M. Angelidi et al. · Endocrine Reviews · 2021
DOI 10.1210/endrev/bnab034
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