According to the study, obesity costs the Canadian economy anywhere from $4 to $7 billion every year.

Obesity doesn’t just impact your health; it’s also a major burden on your wallet according to a new study released Tuesday by the Canadian Obesity Network.

Scientists have come up with a new way to measure body fat – it’s called the Body Adiposity Index, or BAI. It relies on height and hip measurements, and is meant to offer a more flexible alternative to Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI has been used to measure body fat for the past 200 years, [...]

There has been a great deal of discussion in the media about anorexia and bulimia being very significant eating disorders faced by our population. Of that, there can be no doubt. However, a far more common, yet much less discussed eating disorder is binge eating. Whenever it’s mentioned it is often confused with bulimia and [...]

According to a new article on CNN.com, being an overweight woman might cause you to receive sub-standard medical care.  Recent studies have found, if you are an overweight woman you:  May have a tougher time getting health insurance or have to pay higher premiums Are at higher risk of being misdiagnosed Are more likely to [...]

You don’t have to be morbidly obese with over 100 pounds to lose to benefit from weight loss surgery like adjustable gastric banding. More and more, people with only 50 or so pounds to shed who’ve struggled with weight loss for many years are choosing to have surgery as a long-term solution to yo-yo dieting [...]

Awhile back, a number of studies came out showing that people who were a few pounds overweight but still physically active had less risk of developing heart disease than people who were of normal weight but inactive. These findings lead some doctors to think that if a heavy person has normal blood pressure, normal cholesterol [...]

A recent study out of the US examining the health of women over a 33 year period has produced some alarming results. The results suggested that for every 2.2 pounds gained (over the healthy BMI range) since the age of 18 women’s chances of living past 70 years old in good health are reduced by [...]

The results of a study out of the University of North Carolina examining marriage and weight gain probably come as no great suprise. As discussed in the Metro today (www.metronews.ca), the longitudinal study concluded that of the 6,949 participants involved, those who got married were twice as likely to be obese than those who had [...]

A recent case study of Michigan patients suffering from Swine Flu has caused health officials raise concerns about obesity being a possible risk factor in the H1N1 flu. Dr. Tim Uyeki, a flu expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has said clinics need to be aware of the severe complications that can [...]