India, Feb. 7 -- Over past few months, doctors managing obesity and overweight have seen a meaningful shift in both patient demand and the solutions available in practice. For a long time, the options were limited: Patients were largely advised lifestyle management, and while this remains foundational, it typically resulted in only about 3-5% weight loss. Conventional medicines were used, but several older medicines eventually exited the market due to side-effect concerns. Even when newer options like liraglutide became available, the weight loss benefit was still modest at around 6-8%. For patients with severe obesity, the practical next step often became bariatric surgery, especially when body mass index (BMI) crossed the higher thresho...