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By Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, Scientific Director In August 2020, after five years of work, The Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline was published. We knew we were putting something important into the world. What we …
By Ian Patton, PhD, Director of Advocacy & Public Engagement, Obesity Canada Historically, people living with obesity have faced a contradiction in Canada. In science and clinical practice, obesity is recognized as a progressive, relapsing …
Recognition was the first step. Now, we’re working to improve obesity care in Alberta. By Lisa Schaffer, Executive Director In March 2025, Alberta became the first province in Canada to formally recognize obesity as a …
By Lisa Schaffer, Executive Director Some years offer clear signs that change is possible. 2025 was one of those years. Across Canada, we saw growing recognition that obesity is not a personal failing but a …
Obesity Canada’s federal pre-budget submission calls on Budget 2026 to recognize obesity as a chronic disease, measure it properly, coordinate action, and invest in the research needed to improve care. By Ian Patton, PhD, Director …
By Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, Scientific Director, Obesity Canada For many people living with obesity, although evidence-based treatment options exist, access is still out of reach. They may know there are medications that could be part …
By Lisa Schaffer, Executive Director On World Obesity Day, it can be tempting to lead with numbers. But what I want to focus on isn’t statistics. It’s a familiar feeling that many people living with …
By Lisa Schaffer, Executive Director Every day across Canada, people affected by obesity face systems, environments, attitudes, and assumptions that weren’t built with them in mind. They navigate stigma disguised as advice. They encounter care …
By Ian Patton, Director of Advocacy & Public Engagement We said it had to change—now it has. New Canadian Orthopaedic Association Recommendations on Elective Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery in Patients Living With Obesity …
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