Obesity Panacea Podcast

Obesity Panacea Podcast

We are PhD candidates at the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University. Besides being researchers in clinical physiology, we are both also avid health and fitness enthusiasts. The purpose of our blog (www.obesitypanacea.blogspot.com) as well as this complimentary podcast is to critically evaluate new commercial products, recent scientific research, or popular news related to obesity, weight-loss, exercise, diet, and everything in between.

Episodes

Episode 31 - Exercise during pregnancy

April 6, 2014 • 43 mins
Travis interviews Dr Zach Ferraro, whose research focuses on exercise in pregnancy.
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Episode 30 - Physical activity: it gives a big bang for your buck, but you can only fit so much in your day

March 4, 2014 • 26 mins
An interview with health researcher Dr Val Carson.
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Episode 29 - Discussing bullying, acculturating and health with Atif Kukaswadia

January 26, 2014 • 35 mins
Today Travis chats with PhD student Atif Kukaswadia about his research looking at the links between bullying, acculturation, and health.
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Episode 28 - Is Obesity A Disease?

June 10, 2012 • 110 mins
Drs Jacqui Gingras and Arya Sharma debate whether obesity is a disease in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Episode 27 - "We Need to Stop Arranging Society Around Ridiculous Choices"

July 18, 2011 • 20 mins
In this episode I talk with Michele Simon, public health lawyer and author of Appetite for Profit. Michele argues against partnerships between health researchers and the food industry, and we discuss my recent conversation with Dr Diane Finegood, who is advocating for increased dialog and trust between research and industry in order to tackle the obesity epidemic.  To leave a comment on our blog please visit www.blogs.plos...
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Episode 26 - Should we build trust between obesity researchers and industry?

July 6, 2011 • 9 mins
In this episode Travis talks with Dr Diane Finegood of Simon Fraser University about the potential benefits and pitfalls of building relationships between obesity researchers and members of industry.  To leave a comment on this podcast please visit our blog at www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea.
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Episode 25 - Brazilian Obesity Research with Nelson Nardo Jr

June 23, 2011 • 13 mins
In this episode Travis speaks with Brazilian obesity researcher Nelson Nardo Jr.  To leave a comment on this post, please visit our website at www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea.
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Episode 24 - Forks vs Feet

June 14, 2011 • 81 mins
Dr Yoni Freedhoff and Dr Bob Ross debate the relative importance of diet and exercise in promoting health body weights.  This event was hosted at the University of Ottawa in May of 2011, and was organized by the Canadian Obesity Network Student and New Professionals group at the University. To comment on this blog post or other obesity-related issues, visit Obesity Panacea at http://www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea. ...
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Episode 23 - Do kids have the skills needed to be physically active?

June 1, 2011 • 31 mins
In today's podcast Travis speaks with Dr Meghann Lloyd about the role that fundamental motor skills play in promoting lifelong physical activity.  The podcast is a follow-up to a blogpost on the same topic, which can be found here.   To leave a comment on this post, please visit our blog at www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea.
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Episode 22 - Preventive Pharmacology and Obesity

April 3, 2011 • 31 mins
Today's podcast includes the conclusion of Dr Angelo Tremblay's recent lecture on ways to prevent obesity in 2011 and beyond. In this section he focuses on the role of "preventive" pharmacology, most notably Ritalin, as well as taking a number of fascinating questions from the researchers and health professionals in the audience. To see the slides that accompany this talk and other talks by Dr Tremblay visit www.blogs....
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Episode 21 - Angelo Tremblay on nutrition interventions

March 22, 2011 • 12 mins
In this episode Dr Angelo Tremblay discusses his recent experience in nutrition interventions related to the development of healthy school lunches, as well as the impact of the demonization of obesity on people's food-related behaviours. To view the slides that accompany this lecture, as well as other talks from Dr Tremblay, visit www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea.
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Episode 20 - Mental work and obesity

March 13, 2011 • 19 mins
This episode is Part 2 in our 5 Part series on preventing obesity with Dr Angelo Tremblay. In this episode Dr Tremblay discusses the relationship between mental work and obesity. To view the this podcast as a webinar (including Dr Tremblay's powerpoint slides) please visit www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea.
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Episode 19 - Preventing Obesity Part 1: Adequate Sleep

March 8, 2011 • 17 mins
This is Part 1 of a recent lecture from Dr Angelo Tremblay, a world-renowned obesity expert, discussing ways that we can prevent obesity in 2011 and beyond. In this episode he discusses the relationship between sleep and obesity. To view the slides that accompany this presentation, visit our blog at www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea.
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Episode 18 - Discussing nutrition research with Colby Vorland

February 24, 2011 • 40 secs
In this episode Peter and I chat with Colby Vorland, author of the terrific nutrition research website, Nutritional Blogma (http://recomp.com/blogma/). For comments and feedback, please visit www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea, or send us at tweet @TravisSaunders.
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Episode 17 - Bullying and Media Portrayals of Obesity and Physical Activity

January 19, 2011 • 21 mins
In this episode Travis speaks with PhD student Atif Kukaswadia, whose research focuses on the relationship between obesity and bullying. We discuss an unfortunate Gizmodo article which can be found here - http://goo.gl/eMLEO. As always, to leave comments or feedback visit us at www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea.
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Episode 16 - Our Work-Based Mini-Exercise Programs

January 12, 2011 • 28 mins
Peter and Travis discuss their different approaches to incorporating exercise in the work-day, as well as comments and suggestions from their readers. Peter's original post on the topic can be found here: http://goo.gl/lqx3V Travis' Scientific American post on sedentary physiology can be found here: http://goo.gl/BMSvR And his 5-Part Series on sedentary physiology can be found here: http://goo.gl/vPBzm ...
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Episode 15 - Cure your aging synapses with diet and exercise

December 1, 2010 • 36 mins
Travis speaks with Scicurious about an interesting new study which suggests that diet and exercise can prevent and/or undo age-related damage in the neuromuscular junction. This podcast involves an in-depth discussion of this study's results, so to see the images that we are discussing you can visit Scicuious' original (and excellent) post on this topic: http://scientopia.org/blogs/scicurious/2010/11/17/cure-your-aging...
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Episode 14

November 16, 2010 • 25 mins
Travis talks with obesity researcher Zach Ferraro, who is currently studying the impact of maternal lifestyle on fetal development and the risk of childhood obesity. To comment on this or any podcast, visit our website at http://www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea. To learn more about Zach Ferraro's research, or to become a participant in one of his current pregnancy studies, visit http://www.cheori.org/halo/halo_spn.html ...
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Episode 13 - Field Research/Science Blogger Showdown # 2

September 21, 2010 • 42 mins
Travis and Peter chat with fellow science bloggers and young researchers Jason Goldman, Christie Wilcox, and Scicurious. Topics include field research, the work that we are currently doing in our labs, and our thoughts on recent developments in the science blogosphere. You can visit our respective blogs at: Obesity Panacea (www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea) - Peter and Travis The Thoughtful Animal (www.sciencebl...
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Episode 12 - Kenyan obesity researcher Vincent Onywera

July 27, 2010 • 20 mins
Travis talks with Dr Onywera about the Kenyan obesity epidemic, the way that Kenyan society views obesity, and projects that he is working on to try to prevent obesity among his countrymen.
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