January 2021

New Study Explores Attitudes, Subjective Norms and Perceived Behavioural Control in a Genetic-Based and a Population-Based Weight Management Intervention: A One-Year Randomized Controlled Trial

10:04AM Jan 28, 2021
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Several studies demonstrate that the provision of personalized lifestyle advice, based on genetics, can help motivate individuals to engage in greater nutrition and physical activity changes compared to the provision of population-based advice. The theoretical mechanism behind this phenomenon is poorly understood. A team of researchers led by Justine Horne, with Jason Gilliland, Marie-Claude Vohl, […]

Update on QuaranTEENing: Understanding the impacts of physical distancing on the health and habits of teens

10:27AM Jan 25, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing measures present a unique and urgent opportunity to improve our understanding of how different environments impact the wellbeing and health-related habits of teens. The HEAL team has developed a teen-informed online survey to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the health, health-related habits, and vaping habits of Canadian teens ages 13 to […]

New HEAL Study Examines How Changes in Provincial Policy on Vape Marketing Impacted the Distribution of Vaping Advertisements Near Secondary Schools in London, Ontario

10:44AM Jan 19, 2021
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On January 1, 2020, the Government of Ontario passed a regulation banning vaping advertisements by retailers, apart from specialty vape shops. A motivation for this ban was to limit youth exposure to vaping advertisements. A team of HEAL researchers Gina Martin, Drew Bowman, Megan Graat, Andrew Clark, Alexander J. Wray, Zoe Askwith, Jamie Seabrook, and […]