Video Teaching Leads to Improved Attitudes Towards Obesity-a Randomized Study with 949 Participants.

Felix NickelChristian TapkingLaura BennerSvenja SchülerGregor B OttawaKatja KrugBeat P Müller-StichLars Fischer

Published in: Obesity surgery (2020)

Obesity is underestimated as a disease compared to other chronic diseases and attitudes towards obesity are rather negative in comparison. Video teaching showed positive effects so a focus in medical education and public campaigns should aim to improve prevention and treatment of obesity.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
medical education
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
healthcare
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
mental health