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World J Transl Med. Dec 12, 2014; 3(3): 119-132
Published online Dec 12, 2014. doi: 10.5528/wjtm.v3.i3.119
Published online Dec 12, 2014. doi: 10.5528/wjtm.v3.i3.119
Obesity research: Status quo and future outlooks
Alexander T El Gammal, Anna Dupree, Stefan Wolter, Jakob R Izbicki, Cenap Güngör, Oliver Mann, Department of General, Visceral, and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Jens Aberle, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Author contributions: El Gammal AT, Dupree A and Wolter S contributed equally to the presented work and therefore share first authorship; Aberle J and Izbicki JR contributed to the manuscript; Güngör C and Mann O contributed equally to the presented work and therefore share senior authorship.
Correspondence to: Cenap Güngör, PhD, Department of General, Visceral, and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. c.guengoer@uke.de
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Received: July 28, 2014
Revised: September 23, 2014
Accepted: October 14, 2014
Published online: December 12, 2014
Revised: September 23, 2014
Accepted: October 14, 2014
Published online: December 12, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: This review focuses on the latest obesity research breakthroughs, current therapy options, future outlooks, also from a view of a surgeon as well as recently identified molecules that promote obesity and its comorbidities, outlining their great potential as new target molecules in the fight against the global pandemic, called “obesity”.