Surgery 101

255. Introduction to Obesity

Mar 14, 2018 · 17 min · 17.1 MB
0:00-17:05

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In this episode of Surgery 101 final year McMaster medical student, Julie La, will discuss obesity.

By the end of this podcast you should be able to:

  • Define what is obesity.
  • Describe the most recent epidemiology of obesity globally and in Canada.
  • Calculate body mass index and define the terms overweight, obesity and severe obesity.
  • Review the pathophysiology of obesity and its comorbidities.