TY - ADVS AU - Bray,George A. TI - Assessment of obesity and classification of patients: historical perspective and current practice T2 - Obesity : epidemiology, etiology, consequences and treatment, PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Henry Stewart Talks KW - Obesity KW - classification KW - history N1 - Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration; Title from title frames; Contents: Obesity is not a new problem -- Palaeolithic times: Venus of Willendorf -- Neolithic times: Venus of Catalhoyuk -- MesoAmerican times: Mayan figurine -- Historical times to 1500AD: Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Chinese and Tibetan, Indian and Greco-Roman -- Modern times: modern themes -- Not all obesities are the same: classifications -- Body Mass Index and risk to health -- Evaluation of obesity: clinical history, clinical classification, vital signs and laboratory measures -- Genetic causes of obesity -- Hypothalmic obesity -- Dietary factors -- Physical inactivity; Access restricted to subscribers UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/556/ UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/p/32/ ER -