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Health is Not Measured in Pounds

We all know excess weight is associated with a wide range of health problems, but simply stepping on the scale is not the “end all, be all” measure of health.

Hear from Canada’s best known voice in obesity science and medicine, Arya Sharma, MD, PhD, FRCPC, as he shares the emerging research behind body weight and its correlation with health. You might be surprised at how little the scale really means in the grand scheme of things!

Presented at YWM2014

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