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By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP of Obesity PanaceaMay 14, 12 07:09AMImage by waferboard Hopeful news for the Canadians among us – Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan has introduced a motion calling on the government to take action on the extremely low levels of physi cal...» Read more
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By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP of Obesity PanaceaMay 02, 12 11:47AMExciting news – this week the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network published an updated definition of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviour” in French and Englis h...» Read more
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By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP of Obesity PanaceaMay 01, 12 07:45AMImage by love janine. At the urging of my wonderful cousin Gina, almost exactly 3 years ago I wrote a post on the original ObesityPanacea.com examining the healthiness of one of my favourite brea kfast...» Read more
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By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP of Obesity PanaceaApr 25, 12 01:18PM(l-r) Dr Nelson Nardo Jr, Travis, Dr JP Chaput, and new Dr Zach Ferraro Just a quick note to congratulate my good friend and labmate Zach Ferraro for the successful defense of his PhD Thesis earlier this...» Read more
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By Peter Janiszewski, Ph.D. of Obesity PanaceaApr 19, 12 09:44PMHave you ever wondered how much salt is actually in those French fries from your favourite fast food outlet? New research published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that the...» Read more
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By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP of Obesity PanaceaApr 12, 12 07:00AMEarlier this year Dr Jean-Philippe Chaput and I published an editorial in the journal Bioenergetics: Open Access examining whether weight gain should be seen as a physiological problem or as merely a logical...» Read more
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By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP of Obesity PanaceaApr 10, 12 06:01AMTwo years ago Peter reported on our friend and colleague Katya Herman, who had built herself the above bike desk for about $40 (bike not included). All you needed was a bike, a wind/mag trainer, and...» Read more
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By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP of Obesity PanaceaApr 04, 12 11:56AMLast week a fascinating study was published by SBRN member David Dunstan and colleagues in Australia, which examined the acute (e.g. short-term) impact of uninterrupted sitting on metabolic health.&nb sp...» Read more
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By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP of Obesity PanaceaMar 27, 12 07:33AMTravis’ Note: This morning the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology released the first official national guidelines for sedentary behaviour and physical activity for pre-school aged children 0...» Read more
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By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP of Obesity PanaceaMar 10, 12 06:00AMJust a quick note to let people know about a study taking place in the Ottawa region that may be of interest to anyone with kids aged 8-10. The study is looking at “what children know and like...» Read more