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PMID: 15107945 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In classical antiquity, particularly in the Hippocratic Corpus, obesity was considered the cause of disease and, in the extreme, death. This attitude mirrors the general ideology of the times where any deviation from the norm and from logic was unacceptable. The image of balance and of the ideal body weight was clearly depicted in ancient Greek art. The same attitude is reflected in the Hippocratic texts where obesity is again condemned as a deviation from the norm. The cause of obesity refers to the surplus of one of the liquids circulating in the body. Thus treatment points mainly to restoring the balance of liquids. This is accomplished by diet, drugs, and most importantly exercise. Walking, running, wrestling, and other practices are advised together with baths, massage, rest, and the "appropriate" life style. |
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Authors:
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Helen Christopoulou-Aletra; Niki Papavramidou |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article Date: 2004-04-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: World journal of surgery Volume: 28 ISSN: 0364-2313 ISO Abbreviation: World J Surg Publication Date: 2004 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-05-18 Completed Date: 2004-10-14 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7704052 Medline TA: World J Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 513-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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History of Medicine, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. ealetra@med.auth.gr |
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Greek World
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history* History, Ancient Humans Obesity / history*, therapy |
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