Meghan McGee completed her PhD in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. Her doctoral research focused on identifying early life risk factors for childhood growth and body composition in the preterm/very low birth weight population. She now [...]
Today’s post comes from Khushmol Dhaliwal. Khushmol is a graduate student in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. She is also the current Recruitment Director of the OC-SNP National Executive. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is among the most [...]
L’article de blogue d’aujourd’hui a été rédigé par Laura Vergeer. Laura est une étudiante au Doctorat dans le département des Sciences nutritionnelles à l’Université de Toronto. Elle est également la présidente du comité exécutif national d’Obésité Canada – Étudiants et Nouveaux [...]
Today’s post comes from Laura Vergeer. Laura is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. She is also Chair of the OC-SNP National Executive. This past fall, the OC-SNP National Executive held our annual [...]
Today’s post comes from Jackie Brown. Jackie is a Research Assistant in the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children. She is also the current Resource Coordinator of the OC-SNP National Executive Every new year brings a [...]
Not surprisingly, sleep is extremely vital to our health. Our bodies require long periods of rest in order to restore and rejuvenate function – i.e., grow muscle, repair tissue, and detox. Often in our busy lives, however, healthy sleep practices take [...]
Technology has become an inevitable part of our daily lives. Wearable technology and mobile apps have had a large impact on health and fitness and have become a go-to to access workout regimes, track fitness levels, and assess body changes overtime. [...]
Dr. Claudia Gagnon is an endocrinologist at the University Hospital Center (CHU) of Quebec and an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at Laval University. She is also a fellow of the Quebec Health Research Fund (FRQS) and a clinician-researcher [...]
This year Obesity Canada is hosting its 4th Infographic Design Competition! In this annual contest, our Student and New Professional members communicate obesity-related information through compelling visual and illustrative designs. Over the past four years, we have had some impressive submissions [...]
Today’s post comes from Dr. Kristen Reilly. Kristen’s doctoral thesis focuses on parent as agents of change in the treatment of childhood obesity and promotion of children’s health behaviours. She is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Geography [...]
