Obesity Panacea Podcast http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com 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. en-us podOmatic RSS Generator Fri, 10 May 2013 19:21:10 GMT diet,exercise,fitness,obesity,Health,Fitness & Nutrition Two PhD students embark on a search for the cure of obesity clean no Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski 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. Episode 28 - Is Obesity A Disease? http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2012-06-10T16_18_02-07_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2012-06-10T16_18_02-07_00 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:18:02 GMT 2012-06-10 2012-06-10 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski debate,obesity 6653 no 1 Drs Jacqui Gingras and Arya Sharma debate whether obesity is a disease in Ottawa, Ontario. Drs Jacqui Gingras and Arya Sharma debate whether obesity is a disease in Ottawa, Ontario. Episode 27 - "We Need to Stop Arranging Society Around Ridiculous Choices"

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.org/obesitypanacea.  Michele's blog can be found at http://www.appetiteforprofit.com/.

]]> http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-18T19_10_14-07_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-18T19_10_14-07_00 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:10:14 GMT 2011-07-19 2011-07-19 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski nutrition,obesity,research 1243 clean 2 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.org/obesitypanacea.  Michele's blog can be found at http://www.appetiteforprofit.com/. In this episode I talk with Michele Simon, public health lawyer and author of Appetite for Profit... Episode 26 - Should we build trust between obesity researchers and industry? 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.

]]> http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-06T20_27_07-07_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-06T20_27_07-07_00 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:27:07 GMT 2011-07-07 2011-07-07 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski obesity 578 clean 3 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. In this episode Travis talks with Dr Diane Finegood of Simon Fraser University about the potentia... Episode 25 - Brazilian Obesity Research with Nelson Nardo Jr 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.

]]> http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-23T18_07_59-07_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-23T18_07_59-07_00 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:07:59 GMT 2011-06-24 2011-06-24 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski brazil,exercise,health,obesity,surgery 813 clean 4 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. In this episode Travis speaks with Brazilian obesity researcher Nelson Nardo Jr.  To leave a... Episode 24 - Forks vs Feet 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.

]]> http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-14T07_28_43-07_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-14T07_28_43-07_00 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:28:43 GMT 2011-06-14 2011-06-14 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski &,activity,exercise,fitness,health,motor,nutrition,physical,skills 4880 clean 5 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. Dr Yoni Freedhoff and Dr Bob Ross debate the relative importance of diet and exercise in promotin... Episode 23 - Do kids have the skills needed to be physically active? 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.

]]> http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-01T08_10_02-07_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-01T08_10_02-07_00 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:10:02 GMT 2011-06-01 2011-06-01 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski &,activity,exercise,fitness,health,motor,nutrition,physical,skills 1902 clean 6 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. In today's podcast Travis speaks with Dr Meghann Lloyd about the role that fundamental motor skil... Episode 22 - Preventive Pharmacology and Obesity http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-03T19_41_48-07_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-03T19_41_48-07_00 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:41:48 GMT 2011-04-04 2011-04-04 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski diet,exercise,obesity 1888 no 7 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.plos.org/obesitypancea. Thanks to Dr Tremblay for allowing me to record his talk, and to Dr JP Chaput for facilitating. Travis Today's podcast includes the conclusion of Dr Angelo Tremblay's recent lecture on ways to prevent... Episode 21 - Angelo Tremblay on nutrition interventions http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-22T20_48_09-07_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-22T20_48_09-07_00 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:48:09 GMT 2011-03-23 2011-03-23 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski nutrition,obesity,research 753 no 8 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. In this episode Dr Angelo Tremblay discusses his recent experience in nutrition interventions rel... Episode 20 - Mental work and obesity http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-13T15_25_13-07_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-13T15_25_13-07_00 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:25:13 GMT 2011-03-13 2011-03-13 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski &,angelo,fitness,mental,nutrition,obesity,stress,tremblay,work 1190 no 9 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. This episode is Part 2 in our 5 Part series on preventing obesity with Dr Angelo Tremblay. In th... Episode 19 - Preventing Obesity Part 1: Adequate Sleep http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-08T20_28_42-08_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-08T20_28_42-08_00 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:28:42 GMT 2011-03-09 2011-03-09 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski obesity,prevention,sleep 1027 no 10 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. This is Part 1 of a recent lecture from Dr Angelo Tremblay, a world-renowned obesity expert, disc... Episode 18 - Discussing nutrition research with Colby Vorland http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-24T05_27_16-08_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-24T05_27_16-08_00 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:27:16 GMT 2011-02-24 2011-02-24 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski health,nutrition,obesity 1010 no 11 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. In this episode Peter and I chat with Colby Vorland, author of the terrific nutrition research we... Episode 17 - Bullying and Media Portrayals of Obesity and Physical Activity http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-19T20_06_41-08_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-19T20_06_41-08_00 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:06:41 GMT 2011-01-20 2011-01-20 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski activity,bias,bullying,media,obesity,physical,weight 1294 no 12 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. In this episode Travis speaks with PhD student Atif Kukaswadia, whose research focuses on the rel... Episode 16 - Our Work-Based Mini-Exercise Programs http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-12T09_46_31-08_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-12T09_46_31-08_00 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:46:31 GMT 2011-01-12 2011-01-12 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski exercise,fitness,obesity,sedentary 1702 no 13 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 We'd love to hear your comments - come join the conversation at www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypancea. Peter and Travis discuss their different approaches to incorporating exercise in the work-day, as... Episode 15 - Cure your aging synapses with diet and exercise http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-01T12_06_29-08_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-01T12_06_29-08_00 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:06:29 GMT 2010-12-01 2010-12-01 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski &,activity,diet,exercise,fitness,nutrition,physical 2174 no 14 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-synapses-with-this-new-diet-and-exercise-regimen/ As always to leave a comment or suggestion, you can visit the Obesity Panacea blog at www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea. Travis speaks with Scicurious about an interesting new study which suggests that diet and exercis... Episode 14 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 and click on the M.O.M Trial.

]]> http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2010-11-16T15_55_53-08_00 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/entry/2010-11-16T15_55_53-08_00 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:55:53 GMT 2010-11-17 2010-11-16 http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski childhood,diet,exercise,fetal,fitness,obesity,programming 1541 clean 15 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 and click on the M.O.M Trial. Travis talks with obesity researcher Zach Ferraro, who is currently studying the impact of matern...