Obesity and Weight Related Conditions

We're having a fat momentThe Globe and Mail - October 10th, 2009We're having a fat moment; Go ahead and have another slice of pumpkin pie. Thin's not so in any more. Sarah Boesveld reports The Globe And Mail Sat Oct 10 2009 Page: F1 Section: Focus Byline: Sarah Boesveld Andrew Zansky is 15 years old and weighs 307 pounds. His pants are size 48 and he hate...

Obese people more likely to miss work; Overweight employees also get paid less: StatsCan The Edmonton Journal, February 21st, 2009 The Edmonton Journal Sat 21 Feb 2009 Page: A17 Section: Body & Health Byline: Shannon Proudfoot and Claire Biddiscombe Source: Canwest News Service Overweight Canadians are more likely to miss work or be unproductive at th...

Bulging Waistlines a Canadian Killer The National - Abu Dhabi February 15, 2009   Blake Lambert  TORONTO // In a country where nearly one in four people is obese and the number of children at risk from weight-related diseases is growing, Canada has been criticised for failing to take seriously the ever-expanding waistline of its population....

A letter to the Editor: Obesity is an illness, not a personal failure The Ottawa Citizen - August 2004 Yoni Freedhoff, MD - Ottawa Citizen August 2004 I was saddened and angered at this editorial which was incredible simplistic and surprisingly pompous about the etiology and treatment of obesity. Obesity is a multifactorial illness, not a reflection o...