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9th and 10th annual international symposia in obesity from the Merck Frosst/CIHR Research Chair in Obesity at Université Laval

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The world escalating prevalence of obesity not only in adults but also in children together with the rising awareness of the detrimental impacts of this condition on health and health costs have considerably contributed to intensify our efforts to understand obesity, which is now at the forefront of biochemical, biomolecular and neurobiological research.

The mission of the Merck Frosst/CIHR Research Chair in Obesity is to promote and support academic research and educational activities on the causes, complications, treatment and prevention of obesity. It is within our objectives to make scientists, physicians, health professionals and general public aware of recent discoveries in the field of obesity. In this context, the purpose of our annual symposium is to summarize science-based evidence regarding an important topic related to recent advances in obesity and to propose novel obesity research directions.

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  1. D Richard: D Richard is the recipient of the Université Laval's Merck Frosst/CIHR Research Chair in Obesity and Director of the Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec.

  2. P Boisvert: P Boisvert is the symposium manager and editor; he is also the coordinator for educational activities of the Université Laval's Merck Frosst/CIHR Research Chair in Obesity.

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Richard, D., Boisvert, P. 9th and 10th annual international symposia in obesity from the Merck Frosst/CIHR Research Chair in Obesity at Université Laval. Int J Obes 33 (Suppl 1), S1–S2 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2009.7

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