NL0306C OBESITY: Clinical and Economic Issues 6 CE hours TAKE THIS COURSE COURSE NOW !

OBJECTIVES

1. Describe conditions for which obesity increases risk.

2. Discuss the leading health economics research on the causes and consequences of rising obesity in the U.S.

3. Describe how overweight/obesity is measured.

4. Describe gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity.

OUTLINE

ARTICLE #1: Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity

• What are overweight and obesity?
• How are overweight and obesity measured?
• Body Mass Index Table
• Why do statistics about overweight and obesity differ?
• Prevalence statistics related to overweight and obesity
• Economic costs related to overweight and obesity
• Other statistics related to overweight and obesity
• References

ARTICLE #2: Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity

A. The Normal Digestive Process
B. How Does Surgery Promote Weight Loss?
C. Body Mass Index Chart
D. What Are the Surgical Options?
E. Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
F. Bariatric Surgery for Adolescents
G. Medical Costs
H. Is Surgery for You?
I. Research J. Additional Reading
K. Additional Resources

ARTICLE #3: Preventing Obesity and Chronic Diseases Through Good Nutrition and Physical Activity

ARTICLE #4: The Economics of Obesity

A. Summary

B. Introduction

C. Why Have Americans Become More Obese?
by David M. Cutler, Edward L. Glaeser, and Jesse M. Shapiro

D. The Growth in Obesity and Technological Change
by Darius Lakdawalla and Tomas Philipson

E. An Economic Analysis of Adult Obesity: Results From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
by Shin-Yi Chou, Michael Grossman, and Henry Saffer

F. Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity
by Patricia M. Anderson, Kristin F. Butcher, and Phillip B. Levine

G. The Labor Market Impacts of Obesity
by John Cawley, Cornell University

H. Health Insurance, Obesity and its Economic Costs
by Jay Bhattacharya, Stanford University, and Neeraj Sood, RAND Corporation

I. Obesity and Nature’s Thumbprint: How Modern Waistlines Can Inform Economic Theory
by Trenton G. Smith, Washington State University

J. Methods of Surveying Diet and Physical Activity
by Richard A. Forshee, Virginia Tech

K. Discussion: Federal Role and Future of Obesity Research