The 4th Canadian Obesity Summit was held in Toronto, April 28 – May 2. HALO students, staff and scientists attended in large numbers and were involved in the Summit in every way. HALOites reviewed abstracts for presentation, helped with organization, chaired sessions and made several research presentations, including:

  • Alpous A, Fournier A, Longmuir PE. Physical literacy screening tasks for practitioners without specialist training in physical activity.
  • Cameron JD, Goldfield GS, Finlayson G, Blundell JE, Doucet E. Deprivation by diet alone or by aerobic exercise alone: how modality of an acute 3 day intervention can differently impact bias for sweet taste and fat preference.
  • Chaput JP. Is exergaming a viable tool to address obesity?
  • Ferraro ZM, Atkinson S, Nerenberg K, Bell R, Adamo K, Gaudet L. Intergenerational Determinants of Obesity: From Programming to Parenting. Can J Diabetes 39 (2015) S10-S16. (Invited workshop).
  • Ferraro ZM, Adamo K. Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain: Moving Towards the Next Generation of Smart Moms. Can J Diabetes 39 (2015) S21-S22. (oral presentation).
  • Goldfield GS,  Kenny GP, Alberga AS, Hadjiyannakis S, Phillips P, Tulloch H, Doucette S, Cameron JD, Sigal RJ. Effects of Aerobic Training, Resistance Training, or Both on Health-Related Quality of Life in Obese Adolescents: the HEARTY trial.
  • LeBlanc AG, Chaput JP, Boyer C, Borghese MM, Larouche R, Leduc G, Tremblay MS. Is school language associated with weight status, physical activity, or sedentary behaviour in Canadian children?
  • Larouche R, Chaput JP, Leduc G, Boyer C, LeBlanc AG, Borghese MM, Tremblay MS. Is the duration of active school travel associated with children’s body composition?
  • McNeil J, Lamothe G, Cameron JD, Riou M-È, Cadieux S, Lafrenière J, Goldfield G, Willbond S, Prud’homme D, Doucet É. Investigating predictors of eating: Is resting metabolic rate really the strongest proxy of energy intake?
  • Prince S, Reed J, Martinello N, Nerenberg K, Kristjansson E, Hiremath S, Adamo K, Tulloch H, Mullen K-A, Fodor JG, Reid R. Intrapersonal, social, and physical environmental determinants of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in working-age women: preliminary findings from a systematic review.
  • Sarker H, Anderson L, Borkhoff C, Abreo K, Tremblay MS, Lebovic G, Maguire J, Parkin P, Birken C. Validation of parent-reported physical and sedentary activity by accelerometry in young children.