New Obesity Framework: Overcoming Stigma and Improving Care
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The conceptualization of obesity as a disease or a risk factor is still highly controversial. We need a shared definition of…
The conceptualization of obesity as a disease or a risk factor is still highly controversial. We need a shared definition of…
But we have big questions.
There can be little doubt in anyone’s minds that the 2020 release of the Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines on Adult Obesity…
In the new obesity classification, individuals losing a specific proportion of weight are classified as having “reduced” or “cont…
The care in Obesity Care Week (OCW2022) is all about offering real care for real persons facing real harm from obesity in their…
To say that our culture obsesses about weight and body image is possibly an understatement. Athleisure togs serve to display it.
For some, it’s a part of their morning ritual. People will brew some coffee, brush their teeth, and step on the scale to see if…
Canada has issued new guidelines for treating patients with obesity. Weight is no longer the main factor in determining obesity. …
New guidelines published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal argue that obesity should be defined as a condition that…
New Canadian clinical practice guidelines for obesity, developed by Dal researcher Sara Kirk and her colleagues, aim to help…
New Canadian guidelines for obesity care are out and they set a new standard. The new standard is to set aside weight and focus…
I'm proud to have played a small part in the release of today's Obesity In Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline as it is the…
As of this morning, the 2020 Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity Management in Adults are out on the CMAJ and…