Understanding and Tackling Obesity course for Medical Doctors

This session covers child eating behaviours and child obesity.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe changing trends and influences on childhood weight by considering four aspects:
  • Societal, economic and media pressures
  • Learned habits/parental influences
  • Emotional problems expressed through eating
  • Genetic and disease-related influences
• Sensitively discuss the issue of weight and describe behaviour change theories and motivational interviewing techniques
• Recognise the emotional and physical impacts of obesity and how they relate to adult obesity and disease risk
• Assess the evidence and feasibility of personal level interventions and how varied goals can be measured
• Describe the challenges of population level interventions for obesity and physical activity

This session uses self assessments that help you check what you have learnt. You do not have to use them and your answers are not seen by anyone else.