What is Obesity?
According to Obesity Canada, "obesity is a chronic disease characterized by the accumulation of excess body fat that can have a negative impact on our physical, mental or metabolic health, as well as our overall quality of life."
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Weight Bias
Weight bias is negative attitudes and stigmatization towards individuals based on their weight. Unfortunately fat shaming is pervasive in our society, across the workplace, education, media, among family members and even friends.
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Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity may be caused by various factors but genes, environment, lack of physical activity, dietary patterns and socioeconomic status are most predominant.
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Obesity Treatments
The goal of obesity treatment is to reach and stay at a healthy weight or your Best Weight, which improves your overall health and lowers the risk of developing obesity related complications.
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The goal of obesity treatment is to reach and stay at a healthy weight or your Best Weight, which improves your overall health and lowers the risk of developing obesity…
