Obesity Panacea Podcast

Episode 31 - Exercise during pregnancy

Travis interviews Dr Zach Ferraro, whose research focuses on exercise in pregnancy.

Episode 30 - Physical activity: it gives a big bang for your buck, but you can only fit so much in your day

An interview with health researcher Dr Val Carson.

Episode 29 - Discussing bullying, acculturating and health with Atif Kukaswadia

Today Travis chats with PhD student Atif Kukaswadia about his research looking at the links between bullying, acculturation, and health.

Episode 28 - Is Obesity A Disease?

Drs Jacqui Gingras and Arya Sharma debate whether obesity is a disease in Ottawa, Ontario.

Episode 27 - "We Need to Stop Arranging Society Around Ridiculous Choices"

itunes pic [https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/b0/29/dc/obesitypanacea/3000x3000_1610069.jpg] In this episode I talk with Michele Simon, public health lawyer and author of Appetite for Profit [http://www.appetiteforprofit.com/]. Michele argues against partnerships between health researchers and the food industry, and we discuss my recent conversation with Dr Diane Finegood, who is advocating for increased dialog and trust between research and industry in order to tackle the obesity epidemic.  To leave a comment on our blog please visit www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea [http://www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea].  Michele's blog can be found athttp://www.appetiteforprofit.com/ [http://www.appetiteforprofit.com/].