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Overweight addressed

What causes obesity, how does it lead to illness, and how does one tailor treatment to a patient’s personal situation? These are questions that the Obesity Center CGG at Erasmus MC is looking to answer.

By: Berit Sinterniklaas 14 September 2021

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In this webinar, internist-endocrinologist Prof Liesbeth van Rossum and pediatric endocrinologist Prof Erica van den Akker discuss the complexity of obesity and the activities of the Obesity Center CGG (Centrum Gezond Gewicht).

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This video is part of a series of online lectures about the Erasmus MC Academic Centers of Excellence. Prof Van Rossum and Prof Van den Akker are affiliated with the Academic Center for Obesity.

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