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Obesity Canada is an expert in leading and supporting important research, providing education programs based on the best available science, and advocating on behalf of people who live with obesity.

06/18/2026

“I didn’t know I had any strengths.”

That’s what one patient told Dr. Denise Campbell-Scherer after an obesity care appointment that started differently.

Not with assumptions. Not with a lecture. Not with a number standing in for the whole person.

With strengths.

On this week's episode of Scale Up Your Practice, Dr. Campbell-Scherer join us to talk about what changes when care starts from a person’s strengths, and how it can change the experience of care for people living with obesity.

Listen to the full episode for a conversation on obesity assessment beyond BMI, EOSS, the 4Ms, and the 5As Framework.

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06/17/2026

Weight bias is not harmless. It can shape how children and adolescents living with obesity see themselves, whether they feel safe asking for support, and how they experience care.

Dr. Stasia Hadjiyannakis, one of the faculty members from our new Pediatric Obesity Management course discusses how weight bias and stigma can affect health outcomes for children, adolescents, and their families.

Our new Pediatric Obesity Management course builds on this conversation, helping healthcare professionals provide care that is compassionate, evidence-informed, and grounded in the 2025 Canadian Pediatric Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline.

The course is online, free, and self-paced.

Start learning today: https://utm.guru/uoC9g

Many of us were taught to understand health through body size.A smaller body must mean better health.Weight must tell th...
06/15/2026

Many of us were taught to understand health through body size.

A smaller body must mean better health.
Weight must tell the whole story.
The scale must be the measure that matters most.

But obesity and health are more complex than that.

Body weight is shaped by more than personal choices, and positive health changes do not always show on the outside.

Better sleep.
More energy.
Improved mobility.
Less pain.
Better blood pressure.
Improved quality of life.

Health is bigger than body size.

Share this post to help replace an old story with a more accurate one.

Not all obesity follows the same clinical pattern. 🧬 For some patients, rare genetic conditions may be an underlying cas...
06/13/2026

Not all obesity follows the same clinical pattern.

🧬 For some patients, rare genetic conditions may be an underlying case.

Our course, Not All Obesity is the Same: Rare Genetic Obesity, is designed for healthcare professionals who want to:
- Recognize the signs that may point to a rare genetic cause
- Understand the underlying biology
- Explore evidence-based treatment options
- Support patients and families with empathy and clarity

Gain practical knowledge you can apply in clinical settings to improve care for individuals living with these complex conditions.

Start learning today for free: https://utm.guru/uqhpn

There’s a moment many people living with obesity know well.You're doing the work.You're following your care plan.You're ...
06/12/2026

There’s a moment many people living with obesity know well.

You're doing the work.
You're following your care plan.
You're making changes.

And then the scale does not move.

That can feel defeating, especially when weight has been treated as the only measure that matters.

But health is not one number.

In this live episode of Scale Up Your Practice, recorded at the Canadian Obesity Summit 2026 in Montreal, Dr. Rishi Handa talks about what can change when healthcare professionals help patients see the fuller picture: blood work, blood pressure, waist circumference, function, confidence, and the goals that matter to them.

The full episode is a case-based conversation about common obesity care scenarios, including cultural safety, weight bias, pharmacotherapy support, referrals and patient-centred care.

Stay for the questions and comments from the live audience. They add honesty, challenge and real-world perspective to the conversation.

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Weight bias does not always sound cruel.Sometimes it sounds familiar. Clinical. Routine. Even well-intentioned.🔎 That's ...
06/11/2026

Weight bias does not always sound cruel.

Sometimes it sounds familiar. Clinical. Routine. Even well-intentioned.

🔎 That's why it can be easy to miss.

A word like “non-compliant” can make it sound like someone is choosing not to care about their health, when the real story may involve cost, access, fear, shame, side effects, past experiences with care, or a plan that did not fit their life.

A phrase like “skinny jabs” can reduce medical treatment for a chronic disease to appearance and weight loss alone.

Language will not solve weight bias on its own. But it can shape how people are understood, how conversations unfold, and whether someone feels seen or judged.

🔁 Share this post to help more people recognize weight bias when it shows up.

in 2023, what used to be named “non-alcoholic fatty liver disease” was changed to MASLD: metabolic dysfunction-associate...
06/11/2026

in 2023, what used to be named “non-alcoholic fatty liver disease” was changed to MASLD: metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

The name now better reflects the biology of the condition. It points to the connection between liver health, metabolic health, insulin resistance, and cardiometabolic risk.

It also helps move the conversation away from language that can carry stigma, blame, or assumptions.

Ahead of Global Fatty Liver Day tomorrow, we’re resharing Obesity Canada’s conversation with Dr. Giada Sebastiani about liver health, obesity, MASLD, and why the words used in care can change how people understand what is happening in their body.

Clearer language can lead to clearer conversations.

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Supporting children and adolescents living with obesity starts with understanding the full story.Our new free Pediatric ...
06/10/2026

Supporting children and adolescents living with obesity starts with understanding the full story.

Our new free Pediatric Obesity Management course is grounded in the 2025 Canadian Pediatric Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline and designed for healthcare professionals supporting children, adolescents, and their families.

Over 5 asynchronous modules, the course explores:

• What shapes pediatric obesity, from biology to environment
• How to use assessment tools like EOSS-P
• Behavioural, psychological, medication, and surgical care options
• The impact of bullying, weight bias, and stigma
• How to create more inclusive, supportive care environments

This course is online, free and self-paced.

Start learning today: https://utm.guru/uoC9F

Some years offer clear signs that change is possible.For Obesity Canada, 2025 was one of those years.Policy started to s...
06/05/2026

Some years offer clear signs that change is possible.

For Obesity Canada, 2025 was one of those years.

Policy started to shift. Evidence became harder to ignore. And more healthcare professionals gained better tools for obesity care.

Our Executive Director, Lisa Schaffer, shares what stood out from the year and why those changes point to real momentum, even with so much work still ahead.

Read the article and explore our 2025 Annual Report on our website: https://utm.guru/upVTn

06/04/2026

There’s a moment many people living with obesity know well: sitting in a medical appointment and wondering whether they’ll be seen as a whole person, or reduced to a single number.

At the Canadian Obesity Summit 2026 in Montreal, Dr. Roshan Abraham named what better care can look like from the other side of the exam room.

Knowing someone’s background.
Knowing what matters to them.
Knowing what they want for their family.
Knowing what they fear.
Knowing when your own understanding has room to grow.

That kind of care does not happen by accident. It takes curiosity, humility and the willingness to ask better questions.

This live episode of Scale Up Your Practice brings that idea into real clinical cases with Dr. Roshan Abraham, Dr. Taniya Nagpal and Dr. Rishi Handa, including cultural safety, weight bias, referrals, pharmacotherapy support and patient-centred obesity care.

And the live audience brought the kind of questions and comments that make this conversation even better. Stay for that part—you won't want to miss it.

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