Beyond adolescence: Exploring Canadian Women and Men’s Perception of Overweight

Gucciardi, Enza; Wang, Shirley C.; Badiani, Tina; Stewart, Donna E.

doi:10.1016/j.whi.2007.05.007

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Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 374-382, November 2007

Beyond adolescence:

Exploring Canadian Women and Men’s Perception of Overweight

Enza Gucciardi, MHSc, PhD
- Ryerson University, School of Nutrition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University Health Network Women’s Health Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Enza Gucciardi, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Ryerson University and a Scientific Associate with the University Health Network, Women’s Health Program. She is a researcher in women’s health, and the delivery of and access to chronic disease self-management education.
- Correspondence to: Enza Gucciardi, MHSc, PhD, School of Nutrition, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3.
Shirley C. Wang, BSc
- University Health Network Women’s Health Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Arts and Science, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Shirley Chi-Tyan Wong, BSc, is a first-year student at Ross University School of Medicine.
Tina Badiani, MHSc
- University of Toronto, Department of Public Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Tina Badiani, MHSc, is an epidemiologist working with the Infectious Diseases Surveillance Section at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Donna E. Stewart, MD, FRCP
- University Health Network Women’s Health Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Donna E. Stewart, MD, FRCPC, is a University Professor and Chair of Women’s Health at University Health Network and University of Toronto where she is appointed to Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesis and Family and Community Medicine. She is a researcher in women’s health, mental health and international health.