SNP Events Recap
Today’s blog post comes from Khushmol Dhaliwal and Malcolm Snow. Khushmol is a master’s student at the University of Alberta, and Malcolm is an undergraduate student at Memorial University [...]
Obesity Canada and Desjardins Insurance Partner for the Health of Canadians
Edmonton, AB, June 9, 2020 – Obesity Canada is pleased to announce that Desjardins Insurance has joined its growing roster of organizations dedicated to improving the lives of Canadians [...]
Does Everyone with a Large Body have Obesity?
To more closely examine the problematic nature of “healthy weight”[1] social messages, it is important to consider whether or not everyone who has a large body has [...]
Piece of Cake: Food Choices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has produced pronounced stress as we manage physical distancing or self-isolation. Feeling stressed leads some of us to crave comfort foods, which might serve as a way of [...]
Weight Bias, Obesity Stigma and COVID-19
Click here to download the PDF document. The following paper has been prepared by Obesity Canada’s EveryBODY Matters Collaborative: Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD; Sara Kirk, PhD; Angela Alberga, [...]
Does weight indicate health?
Many people assume that you can tell a lot about a person’s health by simply looking at their body weight. It is also common to assume that [...]
CLOSED: Job Posting: Obesity Canada; Summer
Posting Closed: Graphic Design/ Web Assistant Job Type: Summer position, end date August 31, 2020, with the possibility of extension Hours: The position is for 35 hours per week, [...]
April 2020 Feature Researcher Profile : Dr An Tang, MD, MSc, FRCPC
"The holy grail in my research field would be to develop a noninvasive strategy based on imaging that would reduce or alleviate the need for liver biopsy in patients [...]
May Feature Researcher Profile – Andraea Van Hulst, RN, Ph.D.
Prior to embarking in a research career path, McGill University Nursing Professor and researcher, Andraea Van Hulst, worked as an emergency department nurse and later as a community health [...]
Participate in the PRISM-CC Study
Are you 18 years of age or older, English-speaking, and living with one or more chronic conditions (mental and/or physical)? Complete a short anonymous and confidential online survey to [...]
Manage Emotional Eating by TOPS CLUB INC.
Today's post is from Take Pounds Off Sensibly (TOPS). Emotional eating is feeding our feelings instead of feeding an empty stomach. It isn’t just “negative” feelings like sadness, rejection, [...]
Obesity Canada Members Leading an International Study on Awareness, Attitudes, Impacts and Behaviors related to COVID-19: Please complete the Phase 2 survey!
The Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre (www.mbmc-cmcm.ca), along with international team of over 150 researchers from more than 40 countries around the world, are trying to assess the public perceptions, [...]
