This year The Canadian Obesity Student Meeting (COSM) took place in June at Western University in London, Ontario. Students across the country engaged in obesity related research got together for three days of discussions, events and presentations. The conference began with [...]
2020 Canadian Obesity Student Meeting (COSM) Conference Hosts – Summer 2020 CALL FOR PROPOSALS Obesity Canada (formerly the Canadian Obesity Network) is holding its 7th Canadian Obesity Student Meeting, known as COSM. The meeting will not only highlight important advances in obesity [...]
The 6th Canadian Student Obesity Meeting (COSM) was a big hit at Western University in London, Ontario last week. The biennial conference – run by Obesity Canada’s Student and New Professional initiative (OC-SNP) and a local organizing committee – attracted more than [...]
Today’s post comes from Casey Sobool. Casey is a dietetic intern at the University of Alberta. In discussing weight, it can be easy to blame individual choices and laziness as the culprit of weight gain. Socioeconomic factors are often left out [...]
Today’s post comes from Nadia Browne. Nadia is a registered dietitian and a PhD student in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. She is also the current Vice Chair of the University of Alberta’s OC-SNP and the Chapter Representative [...]
Today’s post comes from Lindsay Leduc (& excerpt from Lee Rysdale). Lindsay is a Registered Dietitian and a medical student at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. She is also the current Recruitment Coordinator of the OC-SNP National Executive. You can find [...]
Today’s post comes from Nadia Browne. Nadia is a registered dietitian and a PhD student in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. She is also the current Vice Chair of the University of Alberta’s CON-SNP and the Chapter Representative [...]
Today’s post comes from Andrew Hanna. Andrew received his Master of Science in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences from Western University. He is also the current Social Media Coordinator of the CON-SNP National Executive. You can find more about Andrew here! It is [...]
Today’s post comes from Melissa Fernandez. Melissa is a registered dietitian with a Masters in nutrition at McGill University. She is currently completing her PhD at Université Laval and is also the Vice Chair of the CON-SNP National Executive. You can find [...]
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 [...]
