Media
Media can contact Dr. Sharma for interviews and commentaries through Brad Hussey at hussey@obesitynetwork.ca or (289)238-9148 (local to Hamilton, ON).
Presentations
International
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Speaker: Blood pressure changes with sibutramine versus placebo in randoized, double-blind controlled trials: a retrospective analysis, 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
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Speaker: Medical and surgical management of obesity, Obesity and Hypertension Working Group, 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
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Speaker: Reducing cardiometabolic risk, Obesity Topical Workshop, 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
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National
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Organizer and Faculty: Obesity, 2nd Canadian Obesity Network Summer Boot Camp, Dushesnay, Quebec, July 31 - August 8, 2007
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In The News
Should we battle obesity with surgery?
Mar. 17, 2010 CBC Radio Winnipeg – Dr. Sharma talks to CBC Winnipeg's Terry McLeod about the need for bariatric surgery Read the article
Label us Confused
Mar. 8, 2010 Edmonton Journal – "When you list things like trans fats and protein, you're assuming consumers understand how much of this they need, how important it is for their diet, whether it's a good or bad thing, and what a portion size is," says Sharma, chairman of obesity research at the University of Alberta. Read the article
Obesity: Lifestyle Choice or Lifestyle Chance?
Feb. 22, 2010 Arya M. Sharma, Special to the National Post – When it comes to lifestyle's impact on obesity--is it not far more often a question of lifestyle chance than of choice. Read the article
Research to study heart disease, obesity
Feb. 1, 2010 CBC News – Dr. Arya Sharma, Obesity Research Chair at the University of Alberta, said the study is aimed at broadening the existing body of research that shows links between obesity and heart failure, and to come up with better treatment methods. Read the article
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