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- Epidemiology
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37 min
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40 min
2. Epidemiology of obesity- Prof. Jacob Seidell
- Etiology and Causes
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59 min
3. Metabolic, adipose tissue and muscle predictors of obesity- Prof. Ian Macdonald
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41 min
4. Neural control of food intake and energy balance- Prof. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud
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64 min
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47 min
6. Dietary determinants of obesity- Prof. Arne Astrup
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42 min
7. Physical inactivity as a determinant of obesity- Prof. Wim Saris
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42 min
8. Environmental causes of obesity: sociocultural, built environment and economic factors- Prof. Shiriki Kumanyika
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29 min
9. The developmental origins of obesity- Prof. David Barker
- Consequences of Obesity
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46 min
10. Obesity, dyslipoproteinemia and inflammation- Prof. Robert Eckel
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23 min
11. Pathophysiology and management of obesity related hypertension- Prof. Arya Sharma
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22 min
12. Disorders of overeating- Prof. Albert Stunkard
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20 min
13. Obesity, weight loss and health-related quality of life- Prof. Aila Rissanen
- Dr. Jarmo Kaukua
- Treatment Options
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44 min
14. Lifestyle modification for weight control- Prof. Thomas Wadden
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34 min
15. Bariatric / obesity surgery- Prof. Henry Buchwald
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48 min
16. Can obesity be prevented in the current obesogenic environment?- Prof. Boyd Swinburn
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28 min
17. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: why it is needed- Prof. Joe Proietto
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35 min
18. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: hunger suppressors- Prof. Joe Proietto
- Latest Developments in the Field
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60 min
19. Body composition- Dr. Steven Heymsfield
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56 min
20. Adipose tissue metabolism and obesity- Dr. Max Lafontan
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25 min
21. Obesity, present and future therapies- Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
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42 min
22. Energy expenditure in the lean and obese- Prof. Dale Schoeller
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33 min
23. Obesity and adiponectin- Prof. Philipp Scherer
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44 min
24. Ectopic fat: causes, consequences and treatment- Prof. Steven Smith
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47 min
25. Adipose-immune interactions in obesity- Dr. Vishwa Dixit
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39 min
26. Health benefits of intentional weight loss- Prof. Xavier Pi-Sunyer
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39 min
27. Childhood obesity: implications for current and future health- Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
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46 min
- Archived Lectures - These lectures may not cover the latest advances in the field
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41 min
29. Gastrointestinal peptides and food intake regulation- Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
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48 min
30. Obesity and mortality: questions and controversy- Prof. David Allison
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37 min
31. Obesity, diabetes and the cluster of the metabolic syndrome- Prof. Peter Wilson
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44 min
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46 min
33. Health economics of obesity: new insights- Dr. Anne Wolf
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34 min
34. Bariatric surgery: techniques and mechanisms of action- Prof. Walter Pories
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39 min
35. Childhood obesity: implications for future health- Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
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14 min
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46 min
Printable Handouts
Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
- Recent trend in obesity
- Objectives
- Requirments for assesing prevalence of obesity
- Countries that have updated information on obesity
- What can go wrong?
- BMI distribution curves
- Some important determinants of obesity (Europe)
- Prevalence of obesity by age and sex (UK)
- Obesity and education in adults (Holland)
- Overweight in Dutch children by parental education
- How are time-trends studied?
- Example of two different estimates of obesity (US)
- Prevalence of obesity in US adults
- Other methological assumptions
- Obesity prevalence in adults
- Prevalence of overweight in 2-19 year old children
- Prevalence of overweight in adult men (US)
- Prevakence of overweight in adult women (US)
- Prevalence of adult obesity in the UK
- Long-term time-trends in adult obesity prevalence
- Overweight prevalence (Holland)
- Obesity prevalence (Holland)
- Overweight prevalence map (Holland) 1981-89
- Overweight prevalence map (Holland) 1990-95
- Overweight prevalence map (Holland) 1999-2003
- Time-trends is adult obesity (Holland)
- Time-trends is adult obesity (eastern Finland)
- Time-trends is adult obesity (Germany)
- Obesity in the WHO-MONICA study
- WHO-MONICA :central\eastern Europe (women)
- WHO-MONICA :central\eastern Europe (men)
- Obesity in the Baltic states
- WHO-MONICA: souhtern Europe (women)
- Overweight and obesity in Australian males
- Long-term trend of overweight and obesity (China)
- Chinese overweight and obesity prevalence by age
- Obesity in European adults
- Global obesity - top 30
- Childhood obesity prevalence - introduction
- IOTF BMI cut points for choldren and adolescents
- Prevalence of overweight and obesity (Holland)
- Trends in overweight children 1970-2000
- Overweight children: trends in last three decades
- Cut points used in US
- Overweight prevalence in 6-19 year old children
- Overweight and obesity prevalence: 10 year olds
- Prevalence and trends of overweight children (UK)
- Conclusions (1)
- Conclusions (2)
Topics Covered
- Assessment of the national prevalence of obesity
- Availability of good, updated data
- Problems with the data
- Important determinants of obesity in Europe: age, sex and social class (education/income)
- Obesity prevalence in adults, adolescents and children
- Time-trends in obesity
- Obesity in the WHO MONICA Study
- Obesity prevalence varies widely within and between countries
- The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing at an alarming rate
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Talk Citation
Seidell, J. (2007, October 1). Epidemiology of obesity [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/WPFU9799.Export Citation (RIS)
Publication History
- Published on October 1, 2007
Financial Disclosures
- Prof. Jacob Seidell has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
Epidemiology of obesity
Published on October 1, 2007
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