Advocacy: We are Working Hard for You!
Our mission at Obesity Canada is to improve the lives of individuals living with obesity through research education and advocacy. What do we mean by advocacy? Advocacy can mean [...]
Call for Beta Testers for Our New Online Community
Obesity Canada has some big news for our members! For a while now, we have heard the frustrations of Canadians living with obesity that there is a lack of support, [...]
A Message of Hope for Uncertain Times
From Obesity Canada's CONDUIT Newsletter, June 2020 It is an intense time to be alive. There is an overwhelming amount of information coming at all of us and many [...]
How Are Your Doing?…..No, Really, How Are You Doing?
Have you ever noticed how often we greet someone with the question “How are you?” or “How are you doing?”. But, in fact, this is more of a greeting [...]
The Consequences of “Healthy Weight” Messages for People with Obesity
In this series, we have identified that “healthy weight” social messages[1] exist in our society that inaccurately support the belief that higher body weights are unhealthy and [...]
People with Obesity are not Personally Responsible for their Weight
One of the most crucial components of “healthy weight” social messages is that body weight is easily modifiable[1]. This is a message people hear, read, and talk about on [...]
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 [...]
