New Dietary Supplements for Obesity: What We Currently Know

@article{RosHoyo2016NewDS,
  title={New Dietary Supplements for Obesity: What We Currently Know},
  author={Alejandro R{\'i}os-Hoyo and Gabriela Guti{\'e}rrez-Salme{\'a}n},
  journal={Current Obesity Reports},
  year={2016},
  volume={5},
  pages={262-270}
}
Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic alterations currently are considered an epidemic; thus, their treatment is of major importance. The cornerstone for such treatment involves therapeutic lifestyle changes; however, the vast majority of cases fail and/or significant weight loss is maintained only in the short term because of lack of compliance. The popularity of dietary supplements for weight management has increased, and a wide variety of these products are available over the counter… 
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