The Biomedical &Life Sciences Collection

Obesity
This learning journey is designed to provide information
on epidemiology, comorbidities, measurement, andmanagement of obesity. Lifestyle modifications,pharmacotherapy and surgical procedures for thiscondition are discussed in this journey. Epidemiology,comorbidities, and interventions for childhood obesity
are also discussed in this journey.

Epidemiology

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Epidemiology of obesity
Extract from:’What is obesity - epidemiology’
Prof. Alexandra Blakemore – ImperialCollege London, UK
2 minsEpidemiology of childhood obesity
Extract from:’Childhood obesity’
Dr. Mars Skae – Royal Manchester Children’s
Hospital, UK
2 minsObesity statistics and health economics
Extract from:’Metabolic communication in development
and control of obesity’
Prof. Elaine Holmes – Imperial CollegeLondon, UK
2 minsComorbidities
At risk groups
Extract from:’What is obesity - epidemiology’
Prof. Alexandra Blakemore – Imperial CollegeLondon, UK
2 minsObesity comorbidities
Extract from:’Obesity pharmacotherapy: options anduses in clinical practice’
Prof. Scott Kahan – Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
1 min

Obesity and diabetes
Extract from:’Diabetes, obesity and mechanisms ofremission after bariatric surgery’
Prof. Tricia Tan – Imperial College Healthcare
NHS Trust, UK
2 minsObesity and mental illness
Extract from:’Obesity and psychology’
Dr. Samantha Scholtz – Imperial CollegeLondon, West London Mental Health Trust,UK
2 minsComorbidities in childhood obesity
Extract from:’Childhood obesity’
Dr. Mars Skae – Royal Manchester Children’s
Hospital, UK
2 minsMeasurement
Measures of obesity – Body Mass IndexExtract from:’What is obesity - definition’
Dr. Andrew Walley – St. George’s Universityof London, UK
7 minsOther measures of obesity
Extract from:’What is obesity - definition’
Dr. Andrew Walley – St. George’s University ofLondon, UK
4 minsManagement
Core components of weight management
Extract from:’Obesity management: lifestyle andbariatric surgery’
Prof. John Wilding – University of Liverpool,UK
9 minsObesity pharmacotherapy in the world
Extract from:’Obesity pharmacotherapy: options anduses in clinical practice’
Prof. Scott Kahan – Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA2 mins

Types of bariatric surgery
Extract from:’Peptide YY (PYY) in obesity and diabetes’
Dr. Nigel Irwin – Ulster University, UK
3 minsRelapse in obesity management
Extract from:’Relapse in obesity management: does
increased appetite and reduced energy
expenditure play a role?’
Prof. Cátia Martins – Norwegian Universityof Science and Technology, Norway
1 min

Psychosocial assessment and interventions inchildhood obesity
Extract from:’Childhood obesity’
Dr. Mars Skae – Royal Manchester Children’s
Hospital, UK
3 minsAdditional Material
Obesity statistics and health economics
Extract from:’Obesity management: lifestyle andbariatric surgery’
Prof. John Wilding – University of Liverpool,UK
2 minsCandidate genes in obesity
Extract from:’Genetic epidemiology of obesity’
Prof. Ruth Loos – Icahn School of Medicine
at Mount Sinai, USA
7 minsBrain-gut interactions in obesity
Extract from:’Brain-gut interactions in obesity’
Prof. Weihong Pan – BioPotentials Sleep
Center, USA
2 minsObesity and hedonic response
Extract from:’Obesity and the hedonic response’
Dr. Tony Goldstone – Imperial CollegeLondon, UK
2 minsFemale obesity and urinary incontinence
Extract from:’Obesity and women’s health: female
obesity’Dr. Thomas Barber – University of Warwick,
UK
1 min

Phentermine + Topiramate
Extract from:’Obesity pharmacotherapy: options anduses in clinical practice’
Prof. Scott Kahan – Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
4 minsLorcaserin
Extract from:’Pharmacotherapy for obesity - pharmacologicalagents in current use & under development’
Prof. Joe Proietto – University of Melbourne,
Australia
2 minsNaltraxone + Bupropion
Extract from:’Obesity pharmacotherapy: options anduses in clinical practice’
Prof. Scott Kahan – Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
5 minsEligibility for bariatric surgery
Extract from:’Obesity and psychology’
Dr. Samantha Scholtz – Imperial CollegeLondon, West London Mental Health Trust,UK
4 minsLimitations and adverse effects of bariatric surgery
Extract from:’Obesity management: lifestyle andbariatric surgery’
Prof. John Wilding – University of Liverpool,UK
3 mins