Questions answered in this video include:

1. What are the lifestyle factors that contribute to obesity?
2. How much of a role do genetics play in the development of obesity?
3. Do the hormones leptin and ghrelin play as big a role in obesity as some people believe?
4. What are some long-term health consequences of obesity?
5. What measures can be taken to prevent obesity?

About Dr. Sharon Akabas

Questions answered in this video include:

1. What is obesity?
2. Is obesity a disease?
3. Does obesity have a genetic component to it?
4. What are the negative side-effects of long-standing obesity?
5. How is it determined if someone is obese or not?
6. Can obesity be cured?
7. Do “fad” diets actually work? What about “boot-camp” workout regimens?
8. What is the Canadian Obesity Network?

This video features an interview with Dr. Arya Sharma, MD/PhD, FRCPC. Dr Sharma is a professor of medicine, chair for Cardiovascular Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta as well as the scientific director for the Canadian Obesity Network.

Dr. Sharma is heavily involved in research, and has authored or co-authored over 250 scientific articles, dealing mainly with obesity prevention, management and consequences. To learn more about Dr. Sharma or his work on obesity, please visit his website:  www.drsharma.ca.