Obesity epidemic puts strain on Canadian health care system
Posted on July 17, 2012
Obese individuals will have to see their doctors more often than tobacco users according to a recent study by James McIntosh.
Obesity leads to more medical visits than tobacco consumption, according to a study led by James McIntosh, a professor in the Department of Economics: TVA Nouvelles, The Montreal Gazette, Canoe, News Track India, Times of India, Zee News, News Medical, Science Daily, Top News, Netdoctor, Red Orbit, The Daily Journal, The Toronto Telegraph, Newsmax Health, Go articles and Medical Xpress.
The study is referenced in a news release about the work of American bariatric surgeon Dr. Michael Feiz: Yahoo Finance, Digital Journal, Marketwatch, PR Newswire and Melodika.
Read the Concordia NOW story: Weight loss today keeps the doctor away.