Obesity Abstracts

Obesity is a global crisis associated with other metabolic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Current pharmacological therapies, including metformin, are prescribed for T2D to control blood glucose levels, however, treatment may be accompanied by undesirable side effects. Compound 14 (Cpd14) is a recently developed compound shown to promote weight loss and improve glucose metabolism in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice, treated intraperitoneally for ...