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Under the supervision of Dr. Kristi Adamo, Zach Ferraro traveled to Brazil to help improve the quality of knowledge transfer in obesity research.
With the increased prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes in Canadian children and adolescents, it becomes crucial to build the gap between research and practice to… [read more]

Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput and his wife, Dr. Jo-Anne Gilbert, have published a new paper. The full reference to the article is: Gilbert, J.-A.; Joanisse, D. R.; Chaput, J.-P.; Miegueu, P.; Cianflone, K.; Almeras, N. & Tremblay, A. (2011). Milk supplementation facilitates appetite control in obese women during weight loss: a… [read more]

The first paper of Cynthia Colapinto’s PhD dissertation has been published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The full reference to the article is: Colapinto, C. K.; O’Connor, D. L. & Tremblay, M. S. (2010). Folate Status of the Population in the Canadian Health Measures Survey, CMAJ. DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100568.
Cynthia’s… [read more]

Allana LeBlanc has published a new, “Difference Between Self-Reported and Accelerometer Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Youth.” The full reference is: LeBlanc, A. G. & Janssen, I. (2010). Difference Between Self-Reported and Accelerometer Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Youth, Pediatr Exerc Sci 22, 523-534.
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Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput and Dr. Kristi Adamo recently published the following papers:

Chaput, J.-P. & Tremblay, A. (2010). Well-being of obese individuals: therapeutic perspectives, Future Med Chem 2, 1729-1733.
Sohl, Z.; Adamo, K. B.; Platt, J. L.; Ambler, K.; Boyd, E.; Orrbine, E.; Cummings, E. & LeBlanc, C. M. (2010).… [read more]

T. Takken, S. Stephens, A. Balemans, M.S. Tremblay, D.W. Esliger, J. Schneiderman, D. Biggar, P. Longmuir, V. Wright, B. McCrindle, M. Hendricks, A. Abad, J. van der Net, B.M. Feldman. Validation of the Actiheart activity monitor for measurement of activity energy expenditure in children and adolescents with chronic disease. European… [read more]

M.S. Tremblay. Trends in Healthy Active Living – Evidence, Implications, and Future Directions. Invited keynote address at the Inaugural Alberta Action on Wellness Forum (Edmonton), 2010.
Forum Purpose:
To engage senior representatives of major Alberta employers, industry, communities, educational organizations and governments in working together to commit to making wellness… [read more]

Adamo, K. B.; Rutherford, J. A. & Goldfield, G. S. (2010). Effects of interactive video game cycling on overweight and obese adolescent health, Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 35, 805-815.
Tremblay, M. S.; Colley, R. C.; Saunders, T. J.; Healy, G. N. & Owen, N. (2010). Physiological and health implications of… [read more]