Obesity Colloquium

Question 1

What are some complications of obesity?

Answer 1

HTN

Hypercholesteraemia

Diabetes

Coronary, cerebro, renovascular disease

OSA

Cancer

Atheroma

Stroke

Androgen deficiency

Question 2

What cancers are associated with obesity?

Answer 2

Uterine

Breast

Colon

Liver

Ovarian

Question 3

What are the WHO criteria for obesity?

Answer 3

High insulin levels, elevated fasting glucose or post prandial glucose

Plus at least 2 of the following

• Abdominal obesity
• TG >1.7mmol/L
• HDL <0.9mmol/L
• HTN >140/90

Question 4

What are some treatment option for obesity?

Answer 4

Education

Diet - eg Optifast (generally only good to reduce weight to a point)

Medication - Topiramate, GLP-1 analogue, metformin

Surgery - gastric bypass

• Gastric banding
• Gastric sleeve