Celebrating Excellence: Dr. Kerri Delaney and Kurt Tulsieram Receive the Canadian Obesity Fellowship Obesity Canada is thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s Canadian Obesity Fellowship, Dr. Kerri Delaney and Kurt Tulsieram. These outstanding researchers have demonstrated a profound commitment [...]
Obesity Canada is proud to endorse the INFORMAS Canada FOOD EPI-2023 report. Obesity Canada is pleased to support the following policy and infrastructure support recommendations for priority action by the federal government. Recommendations for top 5 priority policy actions: 1. Prohibit [...]
This blog was written by Master’s student and recipient of one of the New Investigator Research Training Travel Awards to attend the Obesity & Hypertension In Canada: Science To Solutions Conference, Jordyn Cox. As a first-year master's student working in the [...]
This blog was written by PhD Candidate and recipient of one of the New Investigator Research Training Travel Awards to attend the Obesity & Hypertension In Canada: Science To Solutions Conference, Dana Lowry. Attending Obesity Canada as a trainee was the [...]
This blog was written by Post Doctoral Fellow and recipient of one of the New Investigator Research Training Travel Awards to attend the Obesity & Hypertension In Canada: Science To Solutions Conference, Katey Park, PhD I was a first time attendee [...]
As we reflect on the success of our recent conference, Obesity + Hypertension in Canada: From Science to Solutions, we, the staff and board of directors at Obesity Canada, extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to making this event [...]
Celebrating Excellence: Dr. Taniya Nagpal's Impact on Obesity and Pregnancy Research Obesity Canada proudly recognizes Dr. Taniya Nagpal, the recipient of the prestigious TOPS New Investigator Research Award for her outstanding contributions to the field of obesity research, specifically during pregnancy. [...]
We are excited to announce that Obesity Canada is in the process of updating our Access to Treatment Report Card. This important resource, which provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of obesity treatment across Canada, will be thoroughly revised and [...]
Abstract Background Emerging evidence has shown that weight stigma is a concern during pregnancy, with several studies documenting common sources including healthcare, the media and interpersonal networks. Experiencing weight stigma may lead to weight bias internalization (WBI), whereby individuals accept and [...]
Background Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents [...]
