Abbreviations
ALA, alpha lipoic acid; BID, two times a day; BMI, body mass index;
CA, cancer; CGRP, calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor; CLA,
conjugated linoleic acid; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DEA, Drug
Enforcement Administration; DPP4, dipeptidyl peptidase-4; EGCG,
epigallocatechin gallate; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; FH, familial
hypercholesterolemia; GIP, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptid;
GLP-1 RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; HAART, highly active
antiretroviral therapies; HCG, human chorionic gonadotropin; HDL, high-
density lipoprotein; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; h/o, history of;
LEPR, leptin receptor; MAOI, monoamine oxidase inhibitor; MEN, multiple
endocrine neoplasia; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; NASH,
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs; ORC, obesity related complication(s); OTC, over-the-counter; PCSK1,
proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1; POMC, proopiomelanocortin;
PPA, phenylpropanolamine; TMAO, trimethylamine N-oxide; USP, United
States Pharmacopeia; VUS, variant of uncertain significance
Source
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by the Obesity Medicine Association. www.obesityalgorithm.org. 2023.
https://obesitymedicine.org/obesity-algorithm. (Accessed = January 2023)
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