The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I)and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof, wherein R1 to R7 have the significance given herein. The compounds are activators of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and are useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases that are related to AMPK regulation, such as obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, type 1 or type 2 diabetes and cancers.
