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Fact Sheet

Posted on January 14, 2019 by N Nguyen — No Comments ↓

British Columbia will spend an estimated $1.9 billion on diabetes in 2020. A government report from 2016 estimated the economic burden of obesity to be roughly $1.48 billion. By contrast, $5.2 million is spent on bariatric surgery, by far the Continue reading Fact Sheet→

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State of care in British Columbia

Posted on January 14, 2019 by N Nguyen — No Comments ↓

In British Columbia, there are medical and surgical centres for treatment of obesity. All centres use a multidisciplinary approach with dietitians, nursing, mental health workers and physicians working together in the interest of the patient. The two surgical centres of Continue reading State of care in British Columbia→

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What is the BC Obesity Society?

Posted on January 14, 2019 by N Nguyen — No Comments ↓

The BC Obesity society is an organization dedicated to the treatment of the disease of obesity. This society serves to educate the population as well as healthcare practitioners in B.C. about the disease. We are also tasked with advocating on Continue reading What is the BC Obesity Society?→

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What is obesity?

Posted on January 14, 2019 by N Nguyen — No Comments ↓

Obesity is a medical disease (not a “your fault” problem”) and recognized as such by the Canadian Medical Association. This disease is incredibly complex and incompletely understood. The disease seems to be caused by a complex interplay between gut-hormones acting Continue reading What is obesity?→

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