There are medicines that help in weight loss and also surgery helps in weight loss. Both of these also require that one changes their lifestyle and also improve their diet and increase their physical activity. To halt obesity, governments needs to crack down on junk foods and food industries need to stop using celebrities to advertise their sugary drinks as this is manipulative marketing. After losing weight, it is good to weigh after every week to check on the weight. This helps to see if weight gain has started so that one can do something about it early.