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Obesity on the World Stage: What Happened at the United Nations

by Ian Patton On September 26th the World Obesity Federation and the World Economic Forum joined forces to host a side event at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, NY to discuss the …

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Obesity Canada’s Response to the Tragic Story of Ellen Maud Bennett

Last month, the story of Ellen Maud Bennett gripped the media. Ellen included a message for the world in her obituary, which was published after she passed away from cancer. In it, she chided some …

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The Canadian Obesity Network is Now Obesity Canada

It’s been more than a decade since the Canadian Obesity Network was launched as a knowledge exchange and networking platform under the federal Networks of Centres of Excellence program. That funding ran its course after …

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Report Card On Access To Obesity Treatment For Adults (2017)

View the report in the following formats: Online slideshow (single page web application) Report Card Full Version (PDF) Report Card Infographic (PDF) Report Card Powerpoint Slides (PPTX) Canadians living with obesity are gravely underserved by …

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