Obesity is a serious health concern in today’s society. Inactivity and poor diet are two of the most common factors that contribute to gaining excessive weight. So, health practitioners recommend a healthy diet and exercise or very low calorie diets, and sometimes they recommend drug therapy, such as appetite suppressants, and surgical procedures. Obesity has been becoming more of an issue in the 21st century than ever before. It is most likely because of the huge portions sizes and the huge amounts of fast food that people eat and as technology grows people become lazier. The people of Byzantium did not have fast food around every corner, nor did they have video games and big screen televisions. So, when thinking about the Byzantine Empire, obesity is not really a health concern that comes to mind. The research proves that it did exist though. This report will list some of the causes and consequences of obesity in the Byzantine Empire. The aim of this report is to provide evidence to demonstrate that Byzantine physicians had treatments for obesity that are similar to modern day.
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