This is a phase 3, multicenter, 78-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel arm study that will evaluate the weight loss efficacy as well as safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamic effects, and pharmacokinetics of VK2735 in adults who are obese (BMI 30 kg/m2) or overweight (BMI 27 kg/m2) with one or more weight related comorbid condition without Type 2 Diabetes.