Cycle 2 – Module 8 – Weight loss management: Short introduction: Frequency and impact of overweight on health; World’s heaviest persons ever (1h16)

Content is 1h16 of video lectures and a PDF presentation file.

Abstract:

This presentation provides information for physicians who are interested to know more about specific aspects of obesity.

In particular, the two last sections steer interest.

1a. Overweight and obesity: facts and figures

• Their increasing prevalence
• Health risks of overweight and obesity
• Lifespan reduction in patients with overweight or obesity (many scientific studies)

1b. The world’s heaviest people ever