Quarterly Highlights: October – December 2017

In the News

Cardio is good for your skin
An article about the benefits of cardio exercise by The Business Insider noted an earlier study by Mark Tarnopolsky (Pediatrics) that found people over the age of 40 who engaged in regular cardio activity tended to have healthier skin than their sedentary peers.

Gregory Steinberg’s Accolades
Hamilton News wrote about the many honours that Gregory Steinberg (Medicine) has received this year.

The work of Gregory Steinberg
Gregory Steinberg (Medicine) spoke to CHML 900’s Bill Kelly about the impact of his work. To listen to the show, click here.

Nothing to be learned from grizzly bears
Russell de Souza (HIE) told CBC News that there is no secret humans can learn from grizzly bears in processing saturated fats. Grizzlies have evolved mechanisms to tolerate obesity — up to 40 percent body fat — to help them get through hibernation. But in humans, that 40 percent body fat would make them overweight and put them at risk of health problems, said de Souza.

Aging is associated with protein loss
Mark Tarnopolsky (MAC-Obesity/Medicine/Neurology) spoke to the Globe and Mail about why we lose proteins as we age.

CTV National News
CTV National News featured the reaction of Katherine Morrison (Pediatrics) to a recent study published in the Lancet by Majid Ezzati of Imperial College London’s School of Public Health about childhood obesity.