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Travis Saunders is a PhD student, obesity researcher, and Certified Exercise Physiologist.
Peter Janiszewski has a PhD in Exercise Physiology. He's a published obesity researcher, lecturer, and an advocate of scientific knowledge translation.
The opinions expressed here belong only to Peter and Travis and do not reflect the views of any organization. Any medical discussion on this page is intended to be of a general nature only. This page is not designed to give specific medical advice. If you have a medical problem you should consult your own physician for advice specific to your own situation.
Category: Research
Regular readers know that that Peter and I do a semi-regular podcast on obesity-related issues. This week, I have a discussion with psychology researcher (and fellow ScienceBlogger) Jason Goldman (UPDATE: Jason's thoughts on the podcast here). For the uninitiated, self-report...
Posted by Travis Saunders at 11:15 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Research
One of the most interesting things about exercise is that it results in important health improvements even in the absence of weight loss. For example, just a single session of exercise can result in improved insulin sensitivity, increased levels of...
Posted by Travis Saunders at 11:45 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Research
In June of last year, I discussed the results of a large epidemiological study in women that showed that women with larger breasts have an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes. As soon as Travis and I read this...
Posted by Travis Saunders at 11:15 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Research
As many of you probably know, when I am not working in the lab or posting here at Obesity Panacea I am also a content editor at ResearchBlogging.org. Each weekday a different Research Blogging editor selects their favourite posts from...
Posted by Travis Saunders at 11:00 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Research
Way too much, according to a recent study by Johnson and colleagues, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Personally, I love salty foods. While I have never been too fond of sweet things (chocolate, candy, etc.), just a...
Posted by Peter Janiszewski at 12:04 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Miscellaneous
This week I will be heading to the International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health in Toronto, Ontario. It should be a terrific conference - the program includes presentations by friends of Obesity Panacea including Drs Jen Kuk and...
Posted by Travis Saunders at 12:49 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Research
In his post last Friday, Peter did a very nice job of introducing the the counter-intuitive idea that having too little fat, rather than too much, causes many of the metabolic problems of obesity. Today I thought it would be...
Posted by Travis Saunders at 9:55 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Research
Image by Duchamp. In most developed nations, kids get far less physical activity than they did just a few generations ago. Given the strong links between physical inactivity and health risk (and given that we're now seeing "adult"...
Posted by Travis Saunders at 12:05 PM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Research
Photo by Kamshots. Regular readers of Obesity Panacea will know that I am a huge fan of active transportation (e.g. walking or cycling to work, rather than commuting by vehicle). I just can't say enough good things about it. It...
Posted by Travis Saunders at 12:20 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Research
Image by atomicjeep I came across a very interesting article in the Ottawa Citizen this weekend, unpleasantly titled "For Canada's obese, exercise alone isn't going to cut it". The crux of the article is this - exercise will not...
Posted by Travis Saunders at 10:05 AM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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