Obesity & mortality : questions and controversy / David B. Allison.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Allison, David B. (David Bradley), 1963- Speaker.

Series:

Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Obesity : epidemiology, etiology, consequences and treatment.

Obesity : epidemiology, etiology, consequences and treatment, 2056-452X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mortality.

Obesity--mortality.

Obesity.

Medical Subjects:

Mortality.

Obesity--mortality.

Obesity.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (48 min.)) : color, sound.

polychrome

Other Title:

Obesity and mortality : questions and controversy

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Contents:

Contents: The relationship between obesity and mortality rate is complex

Differences in associations and causal effects may exist both within and across species

Obesity is clearly associated with elevated mortality rate and this association is generally presumed to reflect causation

The epidemiological evidence regarding the effect of being overweight (but not obese) is less clear and more controversial

Epidemiological evidence on the effects of weight loss on mortality rate among obese persons is even less clear

Evidence seems to suggest that weight loss induced by methods generally recommended by the biomedical community will prolong life among obese persons

Data strongly suggest that losing body fat, as opposed to just body weight, is what conveys the presumed benefit of weight loss on longevity.

Notes:

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.

Title from title frames.

Publisher Number:

1280 Henry Stewart Talks

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.