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The overweight epidemic

The overweight epidemic. How can General Practitioners contribute to fight it?. Lancet 2009:373:1083-96. Which one is the bigger challenge ?. Aarhus Birth cohort 1990-2007. %. Which one is the bigger challenge ?. How do GP s influence the obesity epidemic today ?.

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The overweight epidemic

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  1. The overweightepidemic HowcanGeneral Practitionerscontributeto fight it?

  2. Lancet 2009:373:1083-96

  3. Whichone is the biggerchallenge?

  4. Aarhus Birthcohort 1990-2007 %

  5. Whichone is the biggerchallenge?

  6. How do GPsinfluence the obesityepidemictoday? • Extremeoverweight • Admission to surgery • Moderate overweight/metabolic syndrom • Performweightcontrols • Offer dietaryconsulting • Prevention?

  7. Arewemeasuring the right thing?

  8. Shouldwedevelopouradvising?

  9. In fighting the obesityepidemic We have so far advised to • Loseweight • Eatless and more healthy • Be more physicalactive Maybeweneed to give priority to • Prevention • Interdisciplinarycollaboration

  10. Program • Thorkild IA Sørensen • Institute of PreventiveMedicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark • Maria Koch Aabel/Thomas Skovgaard • Danish National Board of Health/Rambøl Management, Denmark • Carsten Obel • Department of General Medicine, Aarhus University • Carl Erik Flodmark • ChildhoodObesity Unit, Malmø University Hospital, Sweden

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