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Are we over weight yet? New guidelines aim to reduce obesity stigma in health care

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Excess weight expected to become 2nd leading preventable cause of cancer, after tobacco

Excess weight expected to become 2nd leading preventable cause of cancer, after tobacco

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Kinesiology student Janna Newton measures oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide elimination in study participant Sasa Cigoja. Photo by Stephanie Vahaaho, University of Calgary

Markin undergrad looks at link between exercise intensity and prevention of cardiovascular disease

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Deb Baranec struggled with obesity and osteoarthritis for 30 years. Now she works out six days a week and has lost 190 pounds. Photos by Don Molyneaux, for the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health

A weighty subject: How the obesity epidemic is taking a toll on our bones and joints

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Research explores risk factors behind maternal obesity

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A study published in Nature Communications in January finds that excess weight around the midsection appears to be a stronger predictor of all-cancer risk than body size. Flickr photo by bradhoc, licensed under Creative Commons

Cancer prevention: Why body shape may matter more than weight

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Fat-shaming is everywhere and research shows that it is very bad for our health.

How ‘weight bias’ is harming us all

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Cats and people have a lot in common when it comes to Type 2 diabetes.

Researchers investigate two all-too-common conditions in cats: obesity and diabetes

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Productivity Loss from Osteoarthritis Will Cost Canadian Economy $17.5 Billion a Year by 2031

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Does stress make sweet and fat food irresistible to the brain?

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