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Yoni Freedhoff

University of Ottawa
Verified email at uottawa.ca
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[HTML][HTML] Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

…, L Crowshoe, D Divalentino, M Forhan, Y Freedhoff… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
Yoni Freedhoff also regularly speaks on topics related to obesity and receives honoraria
and travel costs and expenses for same. Michel Gagner reports receiving speaker honoraria …

Weight loss diet studies: we need help not hype

Y Freedhoff, KD Hall - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Over the past several decades, dozens of randomised controlled trials have compared
various diets for the treatment of obesity. Ideally, such studies should have provided strong …

Modified 5 As: Minimal intervention for obesity counseling in primary care

…, H Piccinini–Vallis, AM Sharma, Y Freedhoff - Canadian Family …, 2013 - cfp.ca
Objective To adapt the 5 As model in order to provide primary care practitioners with a
framework for obesity counseling. Sources of information A systematic literature search of …

[HTML][HTML] Celebrities' impact on health-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and status outcomes: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta …

…, N Natt, L Sritharan, J Belluz, T Caulfield, Y Freedhoff… - Systematic reviews, 2017 - Springer
Background Celebrities are highly influential people whose actions and decisions are
watched and often emulated by wide audiences. Many celebrities have used their prominent …

[HTML][HTML] Partnerships between health organizations and the food industry risk derailing public health nutrition

Y Freedhoff, PC Hébert - Cmaj, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Corporations are not the problem. By definition, corporate spending must serve to increase
shareholder value—a transparent fiduciary requirement that should encompass philanthropic …

Youth get a D+ grade in physical activity: How can we change public health messages to help reverse this trend?

…, M Fortier, C Bean, Y Freedhoff - Applied Physiology …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
The purpose of this paper is to critique how the promotion of physical activity (PA) is
communicated and offer evidence-based alternative framings to encourage PA in youth. We argue …

[HTML][HTML] “Lose 40 pounds in 4 weeks”: regulating commercial weight-loss programs

Y Freedhoff, AM Sharma - CMAJ, 2009 - Can Med Assoc
The $50 billion North American weight-loss industry comprises a morass of fantastical claims
of products and programs promising quick, easy, long-lasting results. 1 Given this wealth of …

A tool for assessing the satisfaction of a diet: Development and preliminary validation of the Diet Satisfaction Score

…, JJ Haszard, RW Taylor, Y Freedhoff - Nutrition & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Adherence to dietary change is crucial for long‐term benefit and a key element of
adherence is the satisfaction of a given diet. We aimed to develop a brief questionnaire, suitable …

[PDF][PDF] The food industry is neither friend, nor foe, nor partner

Y Freedhoff - Obesity reviews, 2014 - researchgate.net
Almost invariably, discussions and debates regarding the wisdom of public–private
partnerships (PPPs) between the food industry and public health are framed by morality and …

Standardized use of the terms" sedentary" and" sedentary behaviours"

…, U Ekelund, D Esliger, Z Ferraro, Y Freedhoff… - 2013 - dro.deakin.edu.au
… posted on 2013-03-01, 00:00 authored by J Barnes, TK Behrens, ME Benden, S Biddle, D
Bond, P Brassard, H Brown, L Carr, V Carson, JP Chaput, H Christian, R Colley, M Duggan …