Obesity reaches epidemic proportions, clinical trials to curb the problem

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, acting as a major contributor to global burden of chronic diseases and disabilities. Paradoxically, the condition coexists with under-nutrition even in the developing countries with serious social and psychological dimensions and affects everyone irrespective of the age and socioeconomic group they belong to. The recent studies of the obesity clinical trials revealed the recent spurt of the condition wherein increased consumption of energy dense foods, nutrient poor foods with high concentration of sugar and saturated fats, combined with the reduced physical exercise have led to the rise of the condition.

This report: Abdominal Obesity Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2014 provides an overview and elemental data of the obesity clinical trials happening all around the world. It also includes an outline of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial conduction across the globe.


Factors contributing its growth

The profound changes in the society and behavioral patterns of communities have fuelled the growth of this condition especially in the recent decades. Even if genes play an important role in determining the susceptibility of the person to weight gain, the energy consumption and balance is attained through calorie intake and physical activities. Therefore, societal factors, worldwide nutritional transition are the major drivers for this epidemic. Moreover, the economic growth, globalization of food, urbanization of the food markets is some of the factors that underlie this epidemic. Lastly, the increase in the disposable income has led populations to opt for diets high in complex carbohydrates with varied proportions of fats, sugars and unsaturated fats which gave birth to this condition.

To curb these problems, governments and health officials are designing various effective weight management programs and weight loss clinical trials that are part of the part of an integrated, multi-sectoral, population-based approach, which further includes physical activities and healthy diets. Furthermore, healthcare institutions are mounting various healthcare programs and clinical trials in response to this epidemic and ensuring effective support for those affected to lose weight or avoid further weight gain.


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