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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
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Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
- Objectives
- Health economics terminology (1)
- Health economics terminology (2)
- International estimates of the costs
- Economic impact of obesity in different countries
- USA cost of obesity
- The direct cost of overweight and obesity 2004
- Direct cost of chronic disease in the USA 2004
- Costs of obesity comparing to other lifestyle isues
- Health care costs by BMI category, 2000
- Financial impact of obesity among older people
- Annual per capita cost of obesity/age - men
- Annual per capita cost of obesity/age - women
- BMI is a predictor of future medical charges
- Annual per capita cost of obesity/race - men
- Annual per capita cost of obesity/race - women
- Health care costs by degree of obesity
- Greater percent increase in pharmaceutical use
- Swedish obese subjects study
- Medical spending (%) attributable to obesity
- Private health insurance spending
- Major cost drivers of obesity
- The costs to the workplace
- Estimated cost of obesity to U.S business in 1994
- Obesity is associated with loss in productivity
- Obesity is associated with rates of disability
- Economic effect of obesity to business
- Hours of productivity lost by health risk
- Short term disability
- Is treating obesity cost effective?
- Criteria that make treatment justified
- Criteria 2-5 for justifying treatment
- Cost of obesity treatments
- How do benefits compare with costs?
- Life style intervention
- Impact on daily medication use
- Pharmacotherapy
- Pharmaceutical cost savings
- Pharmacotherapy decreases diabetes medication
- Cost effectiveness frame work
- Cost effectiveness of Xenical
- Surgery
- Weight loss by surgical intervention
- Medication costs
- Weight loss by surgical intervention - Sweden
- Weight loss by surgical intervention - Canada
- Weight loss by surgery may decrease sick leave
- Conclusion
Topics Covered
- International cost estimates
- Benchmark cost estimates
- Direct cost in the US by demographics
- Impact on productivity
- Impact of weight loss on health care costs: lifestyle, pharmacotherapy and surgical interventions
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Wolf, A. (2007, October 1). Health economics of obesity: new insights [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/OZXX9124.Export Citation (RIS)
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Financial Disclosures
- Dr. Anne Wolf has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.