obesity

With support from Queen’s University, Mexico launched its first child physical activity report card, designed to call much-needed attention to childhood physical inactivity and obesity. The report card, which mirrors the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card, is the final project of the Canada and Mexico Battling Childhood Obesity (CAMBIO) program led by Ian Janssen,… Keep Reading

A physical activity and diet program implemented by health educators working in a doctor’s office may be a more effective way to get obese people to lose abdominal fat than advice from a doctor alone, according to a study from Queen’s University. Most primary care physicians do not have the time to provide high-intensity behavioral… Keep Reading