Well aware that for many readers, my daily blog has become a bit of a routine, this is just a brief note to let you know that there will be no post today - at least not on obesity.
The simple reason being that I am in a location where internet reeception is so poor that writing an actual post would be so tedious, that it would simply not be fun!
So no worries, I’ll be back with more posts next week.
AMS
Kicking Horse, BC
In The News
Weight stigma can itself increase weight gain: study
Jan. 26, 2012 Montreal Gazette – Dr. Arya Sharma, scientific director of the Canadian Obesity Network, says it's clear Western culture needs to stop stigmatizing weight gain and start understanding what causes it. "If we don't stop looking at obesity as a character flaw instead of a complex health condition, then we won't be addressing the underlying issues. Shaming, blaming and taxing aren't constructive or positive strategies." Read the article
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"An overview of treatments for obesity in a population with mental illness."
"Beyond pharmacotherapy: understanding the links between obesity and chronic mental illness."
"Obesity and mental health-a complicated and complex relation."
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July 23rd, 2010 at 11:20 am
A well deserved break and beautiful place can make a mans day!