Long-term effects of 4 popular diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

R Atallah, KB Filion, SM Wakil, J Genest… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—We conducted a systematic review to examine the efficacy of the Atkins, South
Beach, Weight Watchers (WW), and Zone diets, with a particular focus on sustained weight …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical, humanistic, and economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Canada: a systematic review

T Dang-Tan, A Ismaila, S Zhang, V Zarotsky… - BMC research …, 2015 - Springer
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, irreversible
disease and a leading cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. In Canada, COPD is the …

Association between junk food consumption and fast-food outlet access near school among Quebec secondary-school children: findings from the Quebec Health …

N Cutumisu, I Traoré, MC Paquette, L Cazale… - Public health …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Objective We investigated the association between junk food consumption at lunchtime
(JCL) and fast-food outlet access near school among secondary-school children in Quebec …

[HTML][HTML] The obesity pandemic—whose responsibility? No blame, no shame, not more of the same

EM Berry - Frontiers in nutrition, 2020 - frontiersin.org
No one doubts the economic costs of obesity, estimated at 5–14% of health expenditure for
2020–2050 (1), but there is disagreement whether fatness is considered a disease (2) or a …

[HTML][HTML] Hunger and obesity as symptoms of non-sustainable food systems and malnutrition

G Steiner, B Geissler, ES Schernhammer - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Among the great challenges the world faces are how to ensure food security for its growing
population—projected to rise to around 10 billion by 2050—so it can meet their nutritional …

Association between neighbourhood fast-food and full-service restaurant density and body mass index: a cross-sectional study of Canadian adults

S Hollands, MK Campbell, J Gilliland… - Canadian Journal of Public …, 2014 - Springer
Objective: Frequent fast-food consumption is a well-known risk factor for obesity. This study
sought to determine whether the availability of fast-food restaurants has an influence on …

A spatial analysis of the association between restaurant density and body mass index in Canadian adults

S Hollands, MK Campbell, J Gilliland, S Sarma - Preventive medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the association between fast-food restaurant density and adult body
mass index (BMI) in Canada. Methods Individual-level BMI and confounding variables were …

Promoting healthy school food environments and nutrition in Canada: a systematic review of interventions, policies, and programs

B Carducci, G Dominguez, E Kidd, C Oh… - Nutrition …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Context The school food environment is a critical interface for child and adolescent nutrition,
and there is a need to understand existing literature on Canadian school food environments …

Effects of oleic acid and chicken serum on the expression of adipogenic transcription factors and adipogenic differentiation in hen preadipocytes

A Regassa, WK Kim - Cell biology international, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We have examined the effect of oleic acid (OA) concentrations and incubation time, along
with chicken serum (CS), on adipogenic differentiation and expression of adipogenic …

The role and status of food and nutrition literacy in Canadian school curricula

H Anderson, T Falkenberg - Alberta Journal of …, 2016 - journalhosting.ucalgary.ca
The obesity epidemic in North America has given greater attention to food and nutrition
literacy in Canadian schools. However, the review of relevant literature on food and nutrition …