Big bucks, few controls in the Wild West of weight loss

Sharma, as chair in obesity research and management at the University of Alberta, is alarmed at the lack of rules safeguarding how weight loss products are advertised to obese Canadians, often vulnerable people with serious health problems.

Medical study argues for more oversight of private weight loss surgery clinics

“There needs to be an independent third party that is unaffected financially from either surgery,” said Dr. Arya Sharma, scientific director of the federally funded Canadian Obesity Network.

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Time to give up the baby bottle? Prolonged use associated with obesity: study

Dr. Arya Sharma, chair in obesity research and management at the University of Alberta, said liquid calories tend not to have the same effect on satiety, or feeling full, as solid calories.

Video games make you eat more: study

“There is this widespread misconception that obesity results largely from people being physically inactive, not burning calories,” said Dr. Sharma. “Canadians are not getting fat because they’re lazy. They’re getting fat because they don’t have time and because they’re stressed out, they’re working too much … they never shut off.”

Royal connection drives interest in Dukan diet

People contemplating a diet always want to know how much weight they will lose and how long it will take, says Dr. Arya Sharma, obesity chair at the University of Alberta and director of the Canadian Obesity Network.“The question to ask is ‘What are the chances of me keeping the weight off if I enter your program,” he says.

Excess weight doesn’t always equal health risks: experts

“If you’re healthy, it doesn’t really matter what your weight is,” Dr. Sharma said.