Katherine M. Morrison, McMaster University
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Hamilton, Ontario
kmorrison@mcmaster.ca
Office:
(905) 521-2100 ext. 75702
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More than 1 in 4 Canadian children are obese or overweight, and obesity rates have tripled in the last 3 decades. A recent Health Canada report on the health of the nation’s children highlighted childhood obesity as a major issue – reminding us that we are doing a poor job to date as Canada ranks...
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More than 1 in 4 Canadian children are obese or overweight, and obesity rates have tripled in the last 3 decades. A recent Health Canada report on the health of the nation’s children highlighted childhood obesity as a major issue – reminding us that we are doing a poor job to date as Canada ranks 27 of 29 OECD nations on the childhood obesity issue. We have shown that 1 in 4 children in our clinic have pre-diabetes, and most have at least one cardiovascular risk factor – conditions expected to negatively influence their health across the lifespan.
My research program has 3 main areas of focus: epidemiological research to examine the population, family and individual level determinants that influence adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors across the childhood lifespan; clinical studies to improve the care of children with health consequences related to obesity; and knowledge translation work through the development and dissemination of clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of obesity in youth.
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My research program has 3 main areas of focus: epidemiological research to examine the population, family and individual level determinants that influence adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors across the childhood lifespan; clinical studies to improve the care of children with health consequences related to obesity; and knowledge translation work through the development and dissemination of clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of obesity in youth.
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