The obesity epidemic is sweeping the globe and it seems no country is immune. The US is regarded as the most obese nation in the western world, however, the UK is not far behind. By 2015, almost 16 million Britons over the age of 20 are forecast to be obese which is about the current population of the Netherlands.

While anti-obesity drugs are available, the growth in their use is not mirroring the growth in the obese population because they are not reimbursed by governmental health bodies, most of whom consider obesity a ‘lifestyle’ disease. While some believe obesity is a bigger public health threat than climate change, according to a new report, the anti-obesity drug development pipeline is unlikely to produce a pharmacological ‘silver bullet’.

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