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- Epidemiology
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2. Epidemiology of obesity
- Prof. Jacob Seidell
- Etiology and Causes
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3. Metabolic, adipose tissue and muscle predictors of obesity
- Prof. Ian Macdonald
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4. Neural control of food intake and energy balance
- Prof. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud
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6. Dietary determinants of obesity
- Prof. Arne Astrup
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7. Physical inactivity as a determinant of obesity
- Prof. Wim Saris
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8. Environmental causes of obesity: sociocultural, built environment and economic factors
- Prof. Shiriki Kumanyika
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9. The developmental origins of obesity
- Prof. David Barker
- Consequences of Obesity
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10. Obesity, dyslipoproteinemia and inflammation
- Prof. Robert Eckel
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11. Pathophysiology and management of obesity related hypertension
- Prof. Arya Sharma
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12. Disorders of overeating
- Prof. Albert Stunkard
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13. Obesity, weight loss and health-related quality of life
- Prof. Aila Rissanen
- Dr. Jarmo Kaukua
- Treatment Options
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14. Lifestyle modification for weight control
- Prof. Thomas Wadden
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15. Bariatric / obesity surgery
- Prof. Henry Buchwald
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16. Can obesity be prevented in the current obesogenic environment?
- Prof. Boyd Swinburn
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17. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: why it is needed
- Prof. Joe Proietto
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18. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: hunger suppressors
- Prof. Joe Proietto
- Latest Developments in the Field
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19. Body composition
- Dr. Steven Heymsfield
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20. Adipose tissue metabolism and obesity
- Dr. Max Lafontan
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21. Obesity, present and future therapies
- Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
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22. Energy expenditure in the lean and obese
- Prof. Dale Schoeller
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23. Obesity and adiponectin
- Prof. Philipp Scherer
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24. Ectopic fat: causes, consequences and treatment
- Prof. Steven Smith
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25. Adipose-immune interactions in obesity
- Dr. Vishwa Dixit
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26. Health benefits of intentional weight loss
- Prof. Xavier Pi-Sunyer
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27. Childhood obesity: implications for current and future health
- Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
- Archived Lectures - These lectures may not cover the latest advances in the field
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29. Gastrointestinal peptides and food intake regulation
- Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
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30. Obesity and mortality: questions and controversy
- Prof. David Allison
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31. Obesity, diabetes and the cluster of the metabolic syndrome
- Prof. Peter Wilson
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33. Health economics of obesity: new insights
- Dr. Anne Wolf
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34. Bariatric surgery: techniques and mechanisms of action
- Prof. Walter Pories
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35. Childhood obesity: implications for future health
- Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Printable Handouts
Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
- Talk outline
- Do obese children/adolescents present to clinics
- Obesity and weight management intervention
- High overweight/obesity prevalence in Australia
- Overweight children present often to paediatrics
- What sort of assessment is required?
- Anthropometry
- Recognizing weight status
- Recognizing the overweight or obese child
- Serial BMI measurements are important
- Waist circumference, waist\height ratio
- Clinical history and examination
- Assessment - history
- Assessment - lifestyle history
- Assessment - clinical examination
- Acanthosis nigricans
- Clinical examination - finding that act as red flags
- Clinical investigations
- When to investigate?
- What investigations?
- Case study - 15 year old boy
- Evidence for lifestyle intervention in obese children
- The Cochrane review
- Family based lifestyle interventions effective
- Lifestyle intervention vs. self help\control (under 12)
- Lifestyle intervention vs. self help\control (over 12)
- Limitations of current studies
- Evidence gaps - areas for further research
- Managing obesity in children - basic principles
- Effective elements of behavioural interventions
- Parental involvement improves long-term outcomes
- Parents as agents of change in childhood obesity
- Sedentary behaviour vs. physical activity
- Maintenance targeted therapy improves outcomes
- Managing childhood obesity - pharmacotherapy
- Drug therapy - effect of Orlistat
- Drug therapy - effect of Sibutramine
- Drug therapy - Metformin vs. Placebo
- Pharmacotherapy and lifestyle intervention
- Issues in managing severe childhood obesity
- The severely obese child or adolescent
- Other interventions?
- Lap banding vs. moderate lifestyle intervention
- Bariatric surgery recommendations in adolescents
- Child protection issues
- Clinical service considerations in obese children
- Managing obesity at a population level is important
- Issues in health service delivery
- The Chronic Disease Management Model
- Population management
- Obesity and the chronic disease care pyramid
- Resources and summary
- Summary
- Useful resources
Topics Covered
- Do obese children/adolescents present to clinical services?
- Clinical assessment of the obese child/adolescent (anthropometry, history and examination, investigations)
- Management of the obese child/adolescent (evidence for lifestyle interventions, elements of behavioural change, pharmacotherapy, severe obesity)
- Providing a clinical service to obese children/adolescents
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Talk Citation
Baur, L. (2011, July 26). The clinical assessment and management of child and adolescent obesity [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/GKZY6792.Export Citation (RIS)
Publication History
- Published on July 26, 2011
Financial Disclosures
- Prof. Louise Baur has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
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