Obesity Panacea Podcast

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We are PhD candidates at the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University. Besides being researchers in clinical physiology, we are both also avid health and fitness enthusiasts. The purpose of our blog (www.obesitypanacea.blogspot.com) as well as this complimentary podcast is to critically evaluate new commercial products, recent scientific research, or popular news related to obesity, weight-loss, exercise, diet, and everything in between.

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Episode 31 - Exercise during pregnancy

Apr 6th, 2014 11:20 PM

Travis interviews Dr Zach Ferraro, whose research focuses on exercise in pregnancy.

Episode 30 - Physical activity: it gives a big bang for your buck, but you can only fit so much in your day

Mar 5th, 2014 1:07 AM

An interview with health researcher Dr Val Carson.

Episode 29 - Discussing bullying, acculturating and health with Atif Kukaswadia

Jan 26th, 2014 8:13 PM

Today Travis chats with PhD student Atif Kukaswadia about his research looking at the links between bullying, acculturation, and health.

Episode 28 - Is Obesity A Disease?

Jun 10th, 2012 11:18 PM

Drs Jacqui Gingras and Arya Sharma debate whether obesity is a disease in Ottawa, Ontario.

Episode 27 - "We Need to Stop Arranging Society Around Ridiculous Choices"

Jul 19th, 2011 2:10 AM

In this episode I talk with Michele Simon, public health lawyer and author of Appetite for Profit. Michele argues against partnerships between health researchers and the food industry, and we discuss my recent conversation with Dr Diane Finegood, who is advocating for increased dialog and trust between research and industry in order to tackle the obesity epidemic. To leave a comment on our blog please visit www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea. Michele's blog can be found at http://www.appetiteforprofit.com/.

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