Megan Carter (PhD candidate) co-authored a paper with Dr. Mark Tremblay (Director) that was recently published in the Journal of Urban Health titled, “The Influence of Place on Weight Gain during Early Childhood: A Population-Based, Longitudinal Study.” Citation details are below.
Carter MA, Dubois L, Tremblay MS, Taljaard M. The… [read more]

PhD Candidate Travis Saunders has been awarded a Travel Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in order to attend the International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health in Sydney, Australia. Travis will be an oral presentation of results from his PhD thesis study, which examines the impact… [read more]

Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput (Junior Research Chair) co-authored a paper that was recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition titled, “Sleep restriction is not associated with a positive energy balance in adolescent boys.” Full citation details are below.
Klingenberg L, Chaput JP, Holmbäck U, Jennum P, Astrup A, Sjödin… [read more]

Drs. Gary Goldfield (Clinical Scientist) and Stasia Hadjiyannakis (Pediatric Endocrinologist) co-authored a paper that was recently published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health titled, “Perceived Facilitators, Barriers, and Changes in a Randomized Exercise Trial for Obese Youth: A Qualitative Inquiry.” Full citation details are below.
Corien Peeters, Hannah… [read more]

Dr. Kristi Adamo (Research Scientist) co-authored a paper that was recently published in the Canadian Journal of Diabetes titled, “Pregnancy is a Critical Period for Prevention of Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk.” Two other HALO researchers were co-authors on the paper including Dr. Zach Ferraro and Kendra Brett (PhD student). Complete… [read more]

Dr. Kristi Adamo (Research Scientist) co-authored a paper that was recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine titled, “Young Children and Parental Physical Activity Levels: Findings from the Canadian Health Measures Survey.” Several other HALO researchers were co-authors on the paper including Kendra Brett (PhD student) and Dr.… [read more]

Allana Leblanc (Research Coordinator) was interviewed this morning on Regina Morning Live (CTV Regina) about the Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 Years).
Click here to watch the interview.… [read more]

Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput (Junior Research Chair) co-authored a paper that was recently published in Obesity Reviews titled, “Obesity: a disease or a biological adaptation? An update.” Citation details are below.
Chaput JP, Doucet E, Tremblay A. Obesity: a disease or a biological adaptation? An update. Obes Rev. 2012 Mar 14.… [read more]

HALO Director Mark Tremblay is the co-author on a paper that was recently published in Epidemiology Research  International titled, “Can We Make Time for Physical Activity? Simulating Effects of Daily Physical Activity on Mortality.” Citation details are below.
Geoff Rowe, Mark S. Tremblay, Douglas G. Manuel1. Can We Make Time… [read more]

Allana LeBlanc (Research Coordinator) and Dr. Mark Tremblay (Director) co-authored two systematic reviews papers that were published in the current issue of Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism and which informed the Physical Activity Guidelines and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the early years (0-4 years) released earlier this year. Citation details… [read more]