Obese

• By 2035, more than half of the world will be overweight or obese: report

  However, the authors said they were not blaming individuals, but calling for a focus on the societal, environmental and biological factors involved in the conditions.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2023
  
• CMHA Waterloo Wellington campaign shows the many shapes of eating disorders

  Eating Disorders Awareness Week is a national campaign that runs Feb. 1-8. A local presentation by Waterloo Wellington Eating Disorders Coalition will be held Wednesday evening.

  Health

  Feb 3, 2023
  
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• Healthy lifestyle counselling helps obese women deliver healthier babies: local study

  "There's actually almost a 20 per cent reduction in the amount of fat that these babies are carrying at birth."

  Health

  Mar 21, 2019
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• U of A researcher finds rising trend of obesity discrimination

  One University of Alberta researcher believes obesity discrimination is as common as racism.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2018
• World’s heaviest man undergoes surgery, hopes to lose half his weight

  A Mexican man who weighed more than half a ton had surgery in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Wednesday in a bid to halve his weight.

  Health

  Nov 23, 2017
• ‘World’s heaviest man’ set to undergo bypass surgery in Mexico

  Juan Pedro Franco, who has weighed up to 595 kilos (1,311 pounds), has been largely bed-ridden for the last seven years due to his large size.

  Health

  May 5, 2017
• Can being skinny lead to depression in both men and women?

  Research has shown obesity is linked to depressive symptoms. Can the same be true for people who are underweight?

  Health

  Apr 20, 2017
• More people are obese than underweight, massive BMI study finds

  There are more obese people on the earth than there are underweight people, and roughly 20 per cent of the population will be obese by 2025 if current trends continue.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2016
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• Obese women in Canada make less money than non-obese women: study

  By looking at body mass index, researchers compared wages and income of obese women and non-obese women in the workforce.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2016