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Sunday House Call, #747, July 12, 2020: Managing obesity by understanding what influences your GateKeeper, GoGetter, and Sleepy Executive with @DavidMacklinMD
Sunday House Call, #747, July 12, 2020: Managing obesity by understanding what influences your Gatekeeper, Go Getter, and Sleepy Executive with @DavidMacklinMD How do we dispel the myths about obesity? You just watched or heard the excellent audio component of Dr. David Macklin’s “The GateKeeper, The GoGetter and the Sleepy Executive” presenting the scientific evidence…
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Funding for proactive approaches to prevent obesity is lacking whereas costs associated for the treatment for the disease are staggering.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 6, 2019 Source:It costs Canada $9B to treat obesity, while barely any money is put into preventative care Reference:The Heavy Burden of Obesity
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Canada does not have a comprehensive plan to reverse rising obesity rates.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 11, 2019 Source:Canada lags OECD countries on action plan for obesity, report finds
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US study reports that heart failure is appearing in younger adults
Health Headlines Commentary for May 8, 2019 Source: Heart failure deaths on the rise in younger US adults, researchers say Reference: Disparities in Cardiovascular Mortality Related to Heart Failure in the United States
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Tobacco soon to be shoved off its perch as the number one cause of preventable cancers by increasing obesity rates
Health Headlines Commentary for April 17, 2019 Source: Obesity may soon overtake tobacco as the No. 1 cause of preventable cancer
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Study suggests increasing obesity rates in young people seem to be resulting in an increase in certain cancers. However there are some caveats.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 4, 2019 Source: Obesity-linked cancers on the rise in young adults: study Reference: Rising cancer incidence in younger adults: is obesity to blame?
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The relationship between a child’s weight and the risk of developing asthma reviewed in this study but causality is unclear.
Health Headlines Commentary for November 28, 2018 Source: Overweight, obese kids have higher asthma risk Reference: Being Overweight or Obese and the Development of Asthma Comments: People that write headlines should be careful about how the use descriptive terms. We do not label children who have developed tumours Cancer Children, we say children with cancer.…
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Study concludes that half of all healthy people with obesity will see an increase in their risk of heart disease in their future
Health Headlines Commentary for April 25, 2018 Source: Heart disease may only be a matter of time for those with healthy obesity Reference: Metabolically Healthy Obesity, Transition to Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Risk. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018; 71 (17): 1857 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.02.055
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Obesity prevalence on the increase according to Health Canada data survey
Health Headlines Commentary for August 2, 2017 Source: Canadian obesity rates continue to climb, Saskatchewan takes top spot Reference: Measured body mass index, Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition, 2015
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Funding for proactive approaches to prevent obesity is lacking whereas costs associated for the treatment for the disease are staggering.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 6, 2019 Source:It costs Canada $9B to treat obesity, while barely any money is put into preventative care Reference:The Heavy Burden of Obesity