Identifying Unhealthy Weight and Risk Factors for Weight Gain

About this activity

This session looks at how to measure excess weight in children and adults, and discusses the causes of obesity including those that may present outside of lifestyle-related obesity. Objectives By the end of this session you will be able to: • Describe how to assess obesity in adults and children, and how to interpret the results of these measurements • Describe medical, genetic or drug-related causes of obesity • Explain when tests for comorbidities should be considered • Describe some common factors contributing to lifestyle-related obesity in adults and children