Obesity Canada is Canada’s leading obesity charity, made up of healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers and people with an interest in obesity.
What We Do
Public & professional events, online CME, advocacy, research and more!
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Partnerships
Supporting the 6 million+ Canadians with obesity requires a coordinated public- and private-sector effort.
Learn About Obesity
Facts about the disease, and how it can be prevented and treated.
Find a Clinic
Our Canadian database of obesity clinics has been updated!
Professional Members
We leverage the expertise of more than 12,000 physicians, allied health professionals, researchers, policy makers and more.
Professional Tools
Online learning, conferences, treatment frameworks and more.
Share Your Story
Do you live with obesity, or are you a professional working in obesity? Tell us more about you!
News/Blog
Network updates, research perspectives, opinion and more.
New Year. New Perspective.
Today’s post comes from Megan Lamb and Kate Hill. Megan and Kate are Ph.D. Students in the Psychology Department [...]
Looking for participants for study in Edmonton
My name is Alexa and I am an Obesity Canada Student and New Professional member doing my PhD. I [...]
6th Canadian Obesity Summit: Late-Breaking Call for Abstracts & Registration Now Open!
There is still time to submit an abstract to the 6th Canadian Obesity Summit, a truly unique, multidisciplinary conference. It [...]
Three “Historical” Examples of Fad Diets
Today’s post comes from Rebecca Christensen. Rebecca is a PhD Student in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Epidemiology program at [...]
Infographic Competition – Time to Vote!!!
This year our infographic competition was filled with high quality entries! We are asking for the help of the [...]
Thank You, Marty
Obesity Canada’s mission to improve the lives of Canadians living with this disease has made us a patient-centered organization, [...]
Obesity and Brain Health
Today’s post comes from Joyla Furlano. Joyla is a PhD Student in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Neuroscience program at [...]
TOPS New Investigator Research Award: Extended Application Deadline February 28, 2019
Mary Forhan with TOPS from the 2017 TOPS award presentation. EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE - February 28, 2019 This award [...]
Job Posting: Post Doctoral Scholar in the areas of Social / Nutritional Epidemiology, Cumming School of Medicine
Location: Foothills Campus Position Description Area: Social/nutritional epidemiology Duration: 2 years with possibility of extension Start date: ~ May 2019 Salary: $55,000/year plus extended [...]
