HALO Researchers made 7 presentations at the Obesity 2011, one of the world’s largest gatherings of obesity professionals, which includes leading obesity scientists. The 29th Annual Meeting of the Obesity Society was held in Orlando, Florida on October 2-4, 2011.

Of special note, the poster presentation by HALO PhD student Zach Ferraro received a special highlight from the program committee daily publication “TOS times” as a must see poster helping unravel novel mechanisms at work on the causes and consequences of obesity.

Presentations are listed below:

  • Adamo KB, Langlois K, Brett K, Colley R. Does having children make us inactive? Oral Presentation at the Obesity Society 29th Annual Scientific Conference, Orlando, FL, October 2011. Obesity (19) S58.
  • Adamo KB, Colley R, Hadjiyannakis S, Goldfield G. Accelerometer-measured physical activity levels in a clinical sample of obese children and youth: A comparison to the Canadian health measures survey. Poster presented at the Obesity Society 29th Annual Scientific Conference, Orlando, FL, October 2011. Obesity (19) S206.
  • Chaput JP, Després JP, Bouchard C, Tremblay A. Increasing sleep duration attenuates fat gain in adult short sleepers. Poster presented at the Obesity Society 29th Annual Scientific Conference, Orlando, FL, October 2011. Obesity (19).
  • Davis I., Gick M., Sigal, RJ, Kenny G, Hadjiyannakis S, Alberga A, Phillips P, Malcolm J, Goldfield, GS. The Relationship Between Aerobic Fitness and Psychological Adjustment in overweight and obese adolescents. Poster presented at the Obesity Society 29th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, October, 2011.
  • Ferraro ZM, Q Qing, A Gruslin, KB Adamo. Maternal obesity is associated with increased activators of MAPK/ERK signaling in fetal circulation. Poster presented at the Obesity Society 29th Annual Scientific Conference, Orlando, FL, October 2011. Obesity (19) S89. (This poster received a special highlight from the program committee daily publication “TOS times” as a must see poster helping unravel novel mechanisms at work on the causes and consequences of obesity.)
  • Fisher K, von Tigerstrom B, Larre T, Cameron C, Chad K, Mawani A, Reeder B, Tremblay MS. Uptake of the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit in Canada: A Provincial/Territorial comparison. Presentation at the Obesity Society 29th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, October, 2011. Obesity (19).
  • Klingenberg L, Chaput JP, Jennum P, Holmbäck U, Astrup A, Sjödin AM. Effects of sleep restriction on energy balance in male adolescents.  Poster presentation at the Obesity Society 29th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, October, 2011. Obesity (19).