| Description | Primarily contains documents distributed for the meeting of the College Working Party on Obesity held 22 May 1981, including: a summary of a meeting of the Obesity Working Party held 11 December 1980; draft section of the report entitled, 'Health consequences of overweight and obesity', by WPT James, 6 May 1981; and papers concerning 'Physical activity and body weight' (WPT James), 'Social factors in obesity' (Craddock), 'Food intake and eating behaviour' (M Durrant), 'Obesity treatment' (Miller), 'The place of appetite suppressant drugs in the management of obesity' and 'Behaviour therapy in the treatment of obesity'.
Also includes notes for a RCP verbal report on the OPCS survey of adult heights and weights, 18 May 1981 and minutes and agenda for the RCP Working Party on Obesity held 27 November 1981. |