Weight Bias Research: Moving beyond raising awareness and creating change! Weight bias is defined as negative attitudes toward and beliefs about others because of their weight. Weight bias is manifested through stereotypes and/or prejudice toward people with overweight and obesity. Ultimately, the [...]
J’ai 59 ans, je suis une femme, une mère, une grand-mère, une sœur, une tante et une amie. J’ai pris ma retraite après une carrière dans la fonction publique. Je me considère comme une personne relativement extravertie et positive avec beaucoup [...]
Today’s post comes from Janae Gallant and Megan Lamb. Janae is an honours student in Psychology at Carleton University and Megan is the Resource Coordinator of the CON-SNP National Executive. You can find more about Megan here! Researchers, journalists, and YouTubers alike [...]
Healthy Sleep, Healthy Bodies Understanding how lack of sleep can affect your weight Find out about sleep disorders and how it can affect your health and weight. Listen to the experts on why we need to sleep better. May 17, 2018 [...]
Today’s guest post comes from Ian Patton. Ian is the Vice Chair of the Canadian Obesity Network’s Public Engagement Committee. In mid-December I was asked to share my experience to a room full of obesity experts as we worked together to develop much [...]
Today’s post comes from Amanda Raffoul. Amanda is a PhD Student in the School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo and the Chapter Representative for the CON SNP Executive. You can find out more about her here. Our words and [...]
