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10 Days Until The Canadian Election – Why Hasn’t Anyone Mentioned Obesity?

By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP
Posted: April 21, 2011
Category: Miscellaneous, News | Tagged #elxn41, election 41, Elizabeth May, Gilles Duceppe, Jack Layton, Michael Ignatieff, obesity, Stephen Harper | 31 Comments

New Podcast – Bullying and Media Portrayals of Obesity and Physical Activity

By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP
Posted: January 20, 2011
Category: Podcast | Tagged media, obesity, weight bias | 1 Comment

The Obesity Paradox Revisited

By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP
Posted: November 22, 2010
Category: Obesity Research | Tagged health risk, obesity, obesity paradox | 17 Comments

Bleach: Not a cure for obesity

By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP
Posted: September 21, 2010
Category: Bogus Treatments, News, Products | Tagged Miracle Mineral Solution, obesity, weight loss | 8 Comments

Obese, but metabolically healthy: Is weight loss detrimental? (Series Pt 4/5)

By Peter Janiszewski, Ph.D.
Posted: September 16, 2010
Category: News, Obesity Research, Peer Reviewed Research, Series | Tagged insulin sensitivity, metabolically healthy obesity, obesity, research, weight loss | 9 Comments

Obese, but Metabolically-Healthy: Lower Risk of Mortality? (Series Pt 3/5)

By Peter Janiszewski, Ph.D.
Posted: September 15, 2010
Category: Interview, News, Obesity Research, Peer Reviewed Research, Series | Tagged cardiovascular disease, death, diabetes, metabolically-healthy obese, mortality, obesity | 9 Comments
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