Anti-obesity Medications: Ethical, Policy, and Public Health Concerns.
Hastings Cent Rep
; 54(3): 6-10, 2024 May.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38842904
ABSTRACT
New anti-obesity medications (AOMs) have received widespread acclaim in medical journals and the media, but they also raise critical ethical, public health, and public policy concerns that have largely been ignored. AOMs are very costly, need to be taken by a patient in perpetuity (since significant rebound weight gain otherwise occurs), and threaten to shift resources and focus away from other crucial efforts at obesity treatment and prevention. Many people may feel less motivated to exercise or reduce their caloric consumption, if they assume that obesity is now medically treatable. Policy-makers may similarly come to feel that the solution to the obesity pandemic is simply to prescribe medications and that prevention efforts are far less necessary. These drugs raise concerns about justice (since AOMs will disproportionately benefit the wealthy), medicalization, and marketing. Policy-makers, clinicians, and others need to engage in multipronged educational and policy efforts to address these challenges.
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Texte intégral:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Santé publique
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Agents antiobésité
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Politique de santé
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Obésité
Limites:
Humans
Pays/Région comme sujet:
America do norte
Langue:
En
Journal:
Hastings Cent Rep
Année:
2024
Type de document:
Article