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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 overweightepidemic HowcanGeneral Practitionerscontributeto fight it?
How do GPsinfluence the obesityepidemictoday? • Extremeoverweight • Admission to surgery • Moderate overweight/metabolic syndrom • Performweightcontrols • Offer dietaryconsulting • Prevention?
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
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