RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Current treatments for obesity JF Clinical Medicine JO Clin Med FD Royal College of Physicians SP 205 OP 212 DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-3-205 VO 19 IS 3 A1 Aruchuna Ruban A1 Kostadin Stoenchev A1 Hutan Ashrafian A1 Julian Teare YR 2019 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/19/3/205.abstract AB Obesity is a major health and economic crisis facing the modern world. It is associated with excess mortality and morbidity and is directly linked to common conditions such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease and sleep apnoea. The management of obesity and its associated complications has evolved in recent years, with a shift towards more definitive strategies such as bariatric surgery. This review encompasses the dietary, pharmacological and surgical strategies currently available for the management of obesity.