Obesity
Obesity is a chronic health condition associated with having excess body fat and is associated with serious conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, arthritis and cancer. Weight bias, or stigma, is described as negative beliefs or attitudes about weight that lead to prejudice and weight discrimination, which can negatively impact an individual's experiences and health. This page contains documents and resources related to obesity.
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PHO Rounds: The Cancer Prevention Potential of Alcohol Policy and the Economic Cost of Alcohol use in Canada
This PHO Rounds brings together findings from two complementary lines of evidence: a modelling study of alcohol policy impacts on cancer incidence and mortality, and the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms (CSUCH) study, which quantifies the broader economic costs of substance use in Canada.
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