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New Canadian guideline for pediatric obesity care shifts focus from weight loss to improving health, mental wellbeing, and quality of life.

New Canadian guideline for pediatric obesity care shifts focus from weight loss to improving health, mental wellbeing, and quality of life.

Alberta has become the first province in Canada to officially recognize obesity as a chronic disease.

EDMONTON, Alberta, July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obesity Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Schaffer as the new Executive Director, following an extensive search process. Lisa...

Canada must recognize obesity as a chronic disease.

EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than two years after the publication of landmark Canadian clinical practice guidelines for treating obesity in adults, many patients...

TORONTO, Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research looking at the mental health and eating behaviours of patients 1-year after bariatric surgery has found that a short, 7-session telephone...

TORONTO, June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obesity Canada and Lilly Canada are proud to highlight the important work of two researchers who have been selected as recipients of the Canadian Obesity...

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 8th Canadian Obesity Summit  ATTENTION: Editors/producers/journalists covering obesity, health, public health, weight bias and...

EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s leadership in obesity care and related research is on display in Latin America today, as several healthcare associations in Chile...