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A Medieval Medical View on Obesity |
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| Authors: | Bassem Nathan MD FRCS Eng FRCS Ed George S M Cowan Jr |
| Affiliation: | (1) Surgical Research Fellow, Section of Cell Biology and Experimental Pathology, Haddow Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG, UK;(2) Memphis, TN, USA |
| Abstract: | Medieval medical views on obesity are presented from Avicenna's Canon of Medicine. Health risks associated with obesity were appreciated, including respiratory and cardiovascular problems, infertility and even sudden death. |
| Keywords: | Avicenna history of medicine (medieval) nutrition obesity |
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