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Researchers (L) Marie-Claire Arrieta; (Centre) Emily Mercer; (R) Mackenzie Gutierrez

Study finds link between fungal microbes in infant gut and body weight

Are we over weight yet? New guidelines aim to reduce obesity stigma in health care

Excess weight expected to become 2nd leading preventable cause of cancer, after tobacco

Excess weight expected to become 2nd leading preventable cause of cancer, after tobacco

Kinesiology student Janna Newton measures oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide elimination in study participant Sasa Cigoja. Photo by Stephanie Vahaaho, University of Calgary

Markin undergrad looks at link between exercise intensity and prevention of cardiovascular disease

Deb Baranec struggled with obesity and osteoarthritis for 30 years. Now she works out six days a week and has lost 190 pounds. Photos by Don Molyneaux, for the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health

A weighty subject: How the obesity epidemic is taking a toll on our bones and joints

Research explores risk factors behind maternal obesity

A study published in Nature Communications in January finds that excess weight around the midsection appears to be a stronger predictor of all-cancer risk than body size. Flickr photo by bradhoc, licensed under Creative Commons

Cancer prevention: Why body shape may matter more than weight

Fat-shaming is everywhere and research shows that it is very bad for our health.

How ‘weight bias’ is harming us all

Cats and people have a lot in common when it comes to Type 2 diabetes.

Researchers investigate two all-too-common conditions in cats: obesity and diabetes

stock photo of hip OA

Productivity Loss from Osteoarthritis Will Cost Canadian Economy $17.5 Billion a Year by 2031