Setting Successful New Year’s Resolutions
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 [...]
Sleep and obesity: What’s the link?
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 [...]
Fitness Apps and Wearable Technology… Do They Measure Up?
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 [...]
Grad School and Beyond with Dr. Claudia Gagnon
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 [...]
Nike Released Plus Size Mannequins and the Internet Couldn’t Handle It
Today’s post comes from Victoria Tokarz. Victoria is a PhD candidate in the Department of Physiology at the University of Toronto. She is also the current Financial Director of the OC-SNP National Executive. The [...]
A Glance at Obesity Canada’s Winning Infographic Designs!
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 [...]
Managing Halloween Treats is Tricky for Parents!
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 [...]
Infographic Design Competition Guidelines – Deadline extended to November 30, 2019
Topic Infographics should highlight a topic that is in line with Obesity Canada’s vision and mission. What is an infographic? An infographic is a visual way to display data or information that makes it [...]
From Grad School and Beyond with Jan Hill
From the series Grad School and Beyond, we present an interview with Jan Hill, Advanced Group Fitness Specialist. Jan Hill is an Advanced Group Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer, and Lecturer at Western University in Ontario, [...]