Member Profile
Today’s member profile comes from Dr. Annalijn Conklin, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor in UBC’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a Scientist in the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes [...]
Obesity Canada 2019 Annual Report
With support from our generous donors and supporters, Obesity Canada is changing the obesity narrative in Canada and globally. We are deeply grateful to the individuals and organizations listed [...]
Member Profile
Today’s member profile comes from Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD FRCPC FCCP Medical Director for both the Bariatric Surgical and Medical Program at Humber River Hospital, a dedicated center of [...]
Recruiting for the OC-SNP Video Series “From Grad School and Beyond”
Today’s post comes from Malcolm Snow. Malcolm recently completed his BSc in the Department of Psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is also the current Finance Coordinator of [...]
Leadership Team Profile
Today’s profile comes from Dr. Ximena Ramos Salas, Ph.D., Director Research & Policy at Obesity Canada Why I became an obesity advocate My Name is Ximena Ramos Salas and [...]
Member Profile
Today’s member profile comes from Dr. Jonathan Little, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the [...]
Take our survey! Patient Experiences With Obesity Treatment: Saxenda
With the recent publication of new Clinical Practice Guidelines for obesity, a few things have become very clear. First, obesity is a chronic disease, characterized by excess or abnormal [...]
What it’s like to grow up in a larger body: A letter to parents
Dear Parents, Fat. Chubby. Overweight. Too big. How do you feel when you read those words? We know that many parents worry about their children’s weight. Our parents did. [...]
Our Message to Educators
Image: weareteachers.com Today's post comes from Keshinee Moonian, BSc (Honors) Student in Computing Science. Children and youth in larger bodies sometimes face difficult, uncomfortable, or embarrassing situations simply because of [...]
Our Message to Health Care Providers
Today's post comes from Melissa Bernaldez, BSc Student in Human Ecology. Our personal health is exactly that—something personal. We need to be able to trust our healthcare providers in [...]
University of Alberta: Open Grad Student Position
This study aims to evaluate the effect of a dietary fiber supplement and metformin alone and in combination over 12 months on metabolism and inflammation through changes in the [...]
Member Profile
Today’s member profile comes from Dr. Kate Storey, PhD, RD, Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, Distinguished Researcher - Stollery Children’s Hospital [...]
