Obesity research: What to know and making sense of studies

Jan. 13, 2 p.m. ET

Calling obesity an “epidemic” is almost a cliche in health reporting, but there is no question that obesity is linked to many serious health issues and quality of life, and obesity incidence has been increasing.

That reality has led to even more medical research into its causes, its treatment and management and the conditions obesity increases the risk of experiencing.

Obesity expert and physician Yoni Freedhoff will provide an overview of the state of obesity research and explain what reporters need to know and look for in medical research about obesity.

With Tara Haelle, AHCJ’s core topic leader on medical studies, Freedhoff will explain what we know, how to cut through hype, how to spot less evidence-based claims, and how to talk about the issue in a respectful way.

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How to participate

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This event is exclusively for AHCJ members so you will need your website login and password. If you don’t have that, please visit this page and enter your email address to have an access key sent to you.

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Plenty of time will be available at the end of the webcast to ask questions of our speaker.

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About the speaker

Yoni Freedhoff, M.D., C.C.F.P., is a family doctor, an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa, and founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute, a multi-disciplinary, nonsurgical, evidence-based nutrition and weight management center. Freedhoff is author of The Diet Fix and blogs at Weightymatters.ca.