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Is obesity a disease? Experts debate tonight in Ottawa (free to attend)

By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP
Posted: June 7, 2012
Category: News | Tagged Arya Sharma, Debate, Is Obesity a Disease?, Jacqui Gingras | 2 Comments
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