Obesity may be a low-grade systemic inflammatory disease. Overweight and obese children
and adults have elevated serum levels of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis …

Canada admits between more than 200,000 immigrants every year. National policy
emphasizes rigorous selection to ensure that Canada admits healthy immigrants. However …

Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what
this trend actually means? Everybody–including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs …

Although children and youth currently form the most active segments of the population in
developed societies, there is a marked trend toward an increase in sedentary lifestyle …

Background: Increases in childhood overweight and obesity have become an important
public health problem in industrialized nations. Preventive public health action is required …

Background In 2005, we reported on the success of Comprehensive School Health (CSH) in
improving diets, activity levels, and body weights. The successful program was recognized …

Obesity has become an important burden for the health system of industrialized countries
and must be regarded as a serious public health issue in our time. Obesity is associated with …

Maternal obesity may affect the child's long-term development and health, increasing the risk
of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. In addition to the metabolic and endocrine systems …

Objective: To identify if particular foods or food groups may be associated with obesity in
children and adolescents and to determine if consuming food away from home (FAFH) has …

Fig. 1: Prevalence of obesity among Canadian adults in 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996 and 1998.
Weighted prevalences were calculated from self-reported heights and weights from the 1985 …