Obesity Panacea Podcast

Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski
  • 4.3 (3)
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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.

  1. 04/06/2014

    Episode 31 - Exercise during pregnancy

    Travis interviews Dr Zach Ferraro, whose research focuses on exercise in pregnancy.

    43 min

  2. 03/05/2014

    Episode 30 - Physical activity: it gives a big bang for your buck, but you can only fit so much in your day

    An interview with health researcher Dr Val Carson.

    27 min

  3. 01/26/2014

    Episode 29 - Discussing bullying, acculturating and health with Atif Kukaswadia

    Today Travis chats with PhD student Atif Kukaswadia about his research looking at the links between bullying, acculturation, and health.

    36 min

  4. 06/10/2012

    Episode 28 - Is Obesity A Disease?

    Drs Jacqui Gingras and Arya Sharma debate whether obesity is a disease in Ottawa, Ontario.

    1h 51m

  5. 07/19/2011

    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/.

    21 min

  6. 07/07/2011

    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.

    10 min

  7. 06/24/2011

    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.

    14 min

  8. 06/14/2011

    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.

    1h 21m
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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.

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  • Creator
    Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2014
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski
  • Show Website
    Obesity Panacea Podcast