@article{jfnr2015389,
author={{Figueiredo, Patr¨ªcia Rosane Leite de and Siebra, Ana Luiza de Albuquerque and Neto, Luiz Jardelino de Lacerda and Oliveira, Larissa Rolim de and Ramos, Andreza Guedes Barbosa and Delmondes, Gyllyandeson de Ara¨²jo and Lemos, Izabel Cristina Santiago and Fernandes, C¨ªcera Norma and Tintino, Saulo Relison and Monteiro, ¨¢lefe Brito and Oliveira, Dayanne Rakelly de and Junior, Francisco Elizaudo de Brito and Pinho, Francisca Val¨¦ria Soares de Ara¨²jo and Filho, Valter Menezes Barbosa and Cunha, Francisco Assis Bezerra da and Texeira, Alexandre Magno Rodrigues and Barbosa, Roseli and Junior, Diniz Maciel de Sena and Felipe, C¨ªcero Francisco Bezerra and Costa, Jos¨¦ Galberto Martins da and Coutinho, Henrique Douglas Melo and Kerntopf, Irwin Rose de Alencar Menezes, Marta Regina},
title={Obesity and Natural Products},
journal={Journal of Food and Nutrition Research},
volume={3},
number={8},
pages={540--549},
year={2015},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfnr/3/8/9},
issn={2333-1240},
abstract={Obesity in adults is characterized when the Body Mass Index (BMI) is greater than or equal to 30. It is estimated that 1.7 billion people in the world are overweight or obese, and more than one third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese. There are a variety of factors that play a role in obesity, such as behavior, environment, and genetic factors. Usual countermeasures include adequate physical activity, avoidance of calorie-dense foods, and use of certain drugs for promoting weight loss. Surgery is an extreme measure and anyone considering it must have failed consistently in losing weight through lifestyle changes and less invasive methods. The main drugs currently employed in obesity treatment present dangerous side effects, namely: elevation of blood pressure, insomnia, constipation, headaches, among others. For this reason, a wide variety of natural materials have been explored for their obesity treatment potential. Considering that natural anti-obesity products have different mechanisms, the recommended approach to research a more effective obesity treatment, reaching the associated synergistic effects, must involve the combination of natural products and/or products with multiple activities. This chapter describes several natural products with anti-obesity activity, and active components and mechanisms of action to combat obesity.},
doi={10.12691/jfnr-3-8-9}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}