Gabriela Zamudio Martínez, Martha Patricia Sánchez Muñoz, Carlos Manuel Moreno Mendoza, Manuel Andrey Félix Castro
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This review examines the changing interpretation of obesity in art throughout history. From prehistoric times, where weight symbolized fertility and abundance, to modern periods where it was linked to morality, sin, or decadence, art has mirrored evolving societal views on the human body. These representations reflect shifts in cultural, social, and economic values, illustrating how perceptions of health, beauty, and morality have transformed through time. By analyzing art, we gain insight into how different eras defined the human body, highlighting art's crucial role in shaping and reflecting these changing interpretations.
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Obesity Surgery is the official journal of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and metabolic disorders (IFSO). A journal for bariatric/metabolic surgeons, Obesity Surgery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for communicating the latest research, surgical and laparoscopic techniques, for treatment of massive obesity and metabolic disorders. Topics covered include original research, clinical reports, current status, guidelines, historical notes, invited commentaries, letters to the editor, medicolegal issues, meeting abstracts, modern surgery/technical innovations, new concepts, reviews, scholarly presentations and opinions.
Obesity Surgery benefits surgeons performing obesity/metabolic surgery, general surgeons and surgical residents, endoscopists, anesthetists, support staff, nurses, dietitians, psychiatrists, psychologists, plastic surgeons, internists including endocrinologists and diabetologists, nutritional scientists, and those dealing with eating disorders.
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