Alberta’s provincial government is taking steps to combat obesity by increasing access to weight loss surgery and funding programs in the province’s schools. Alberta Health, the provincial health agency, estimates there are one million obese Albertans, and another one million who are overweight. That’s about 25 per cent of the province’s population. The agency has [...]

Dr. Oz, host of the hit television show The Dr. Oz Show, is saying there should be more of a public focus on weight loss. Dr. Oz also says he’s an advocate for weight loss surgery. “I… think gastric bypass surgery will play a big role. We probably do only 1 per cent of the [...]

 A new children’s book aimed at readers as young as 4 is creating controversy because of its focus on dieting. Maggie Goes on a Diet will be released in Canada this coming October. Author Paul Kramer’s book tells the story of Maggie, a young, overweight girl who is bullied at school. Maggie decides to go [...]

Chances are you’ve heard the old saying, “dieting makes you gain weight.” It turns out there might be more truth to that statement than you think. A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition placed 78 post-menopausal women on a weight loss diet, then followed up 6 months, then12 months later. After [...]

A recent study by researchers in Somerset, UK, has shown that type 2 diabetes may be alleviated, or even go into remission, following gastric banding surgery. Two groups were used for the study. Group 1 followed 34 obese, type 2 diabetes patients for 36 months after their gastric banding or gastric bypass surgeries. In the [...]

Some days it can be hard to keep sight of the targets we set for ourselves. There are times we falter and lose sight of the goals we put blood, sweat, tears and then some into achieving. When this happens, it’s time to re-focus and commit yourself again. Think of yourself as an outdoorsman in [...]

Brian Wansink, author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think says that cues in our homes could be making us overweight. Wansink is the Director of the Cornell University Food & Brand lab. According to Wansink, dinner plates have gone from an average size of 10 inches across to 12. “What’s the [...]

Corey ‘Big Hoss’ Harrison from the hit History Channel show Pawn Stars has lost 115 pounds since undergoing gastric banding surgery in February of this year. Harrison has since started working out five days a week and participates in Krav Maga fighting classes. Harrison decided to have the surgery after his doctor diagnosed him as [...]

A new report just released by the Stop Obesity Alliance suggests that many family physicians aren’t sufficiently screening patients for obesity or warning them about the risks of being overweight. The study is an analysis of existing literature and in person interviews. The study noted that for 50 per cent of patient visits, such basic information [...]

For couples who have gone through the experience, it’s no secret that having a partner undergo weight loss surgery can be a challenge. But few understand just how challenging it can be to keep a marriage together after WLS. It’s something that Vincent Welsh of Michigan and his wife Michelle understand all too well. “I [...]