Ian Patton, PHD

Director of Advocacy and Public Engagement, Obesity Canada, Registered Kinesiologist, Certified Exercise Physiologist, Patient Advocate,

[HealtheVoices @healthevoices]

✨ It’s time! #HealtheVoices26 applications are officially open. ✨

Apply to attend by April 17: https://t.co/Zhh3nhtpsF

[Ian Patton, PHD @IanPatton55]

@healthevoices Best patient advocacy conference out there, a must for any advocate!

[OAC @ObesityAction]

🎬 A New Episode of Fresh Perspectives Premierieres Today! John Candy made the world laugh — but behind the jokes was a reality many people still face today: being judged by body size instead of talent, humanity or worth.

In our newest episode, OAC’s James Zervios sits down with Jess Perreca, Sarah Bramblette, MSHL and Ian Patton, PhD to unpack how weight bias shaped John Candy’s legacy and how it continues to affect people living with obesity. Their conversation dives into personal stories, media portrayals, healthcare experiences and the movement working to change the narrative. Watch the full premiere now on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/FuFFg3ToP5

#JohnCandy #ILikeMe #FreshPerspectives #StopWeightBias

[Ian Patton, PHD @IanPatton55]

@MichaelMindrum Great article - Dr. Macklin’s video for this is also excellent

[Jenn Smith @Baseball_Jenn]

Good morning. #BlueJays #WantItAll

[theScore @theScore]

Canada will NEVER forget what you did tonight, Trey. 🇨🇦

[Ian Patton, PHD @IanPatton55]

@ObesityAction As a Canadian, John Candy was something special to us, but I was not aware of the extent of the pain media’s bias and stigma put on him. Doing the work I do now makes me sensitive to the topic and wonder the impact this bias had on his fans, like me, who saw themselves in him.

[Ian Patton, PHD @IanPatton55]

@DrTedros Thank you for your leadership and the efforts to bring together collective action on NCDs globally @DrTedros. Sadly, without addressing the most prevalent NCD, obesity, which is upstream to virtually all of the identified priorities, we will not meet goals @ObesityCan

[Ian Patton, PHD @IanPatton55]

@PierrePoilievre You should contact your MP to speak on your behalf about these issues in parliament

[Ian Patton, PHD @IanPatton55]

@JinglaiHe He should raise this issue with his MP

[Dr. Spencer Nadolsky @DrNadolsky]

Actually it’s more like getting a tutor to help you do better at exams.

The medicine helps you do the lifestyle that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to sustain due to your biology and environment.

[theScore @theScore]

The Jays with a McLovin type entrance into the title contender picture. 👀

[Ian Patton, PHD @IanPatton55]

Check out this excellent webinar featuring @ObesityCan's Executive Director, Lisa Schaffer Obesity: Costs and impacts in Canada https://t.co/marOZFxNFW via @YouTube

[Winnipeg Jets @NHLJets]

The kid from St. Vital is coming home.

[Connor Hrabchak @ConnorHrabchak1]

Here’s #NHLJets Connor Hellebuyck being surprised with both the Vezina Trophy and the Hart Trophy.

Eric Comrie makes an appearance. “Where’s the other trophy?”

Brilliant.

[Nisha Patel, MD MS, Dipl of ABOM, CCMS @DrPlantel]

Casey Means and I are the same age. She dropped out of ENT residency and now calls herself a metabolic health and nutrition expert. I completed my internal medicine training and went on to earn certifications in obesity medicine, clinical lipidology, cardiometabolic medicine, menopause, and culinary medicine and working on more. I actively care for patients every day.

I would never claim to be qualified to serve as Surgeon General. But her consideration for such a role is a striking reality of how this administration continues to devalue real expertise in favor of hype, media presence and wellness branding. Credentials matter. Experience matters. Our patients deserve better.

[Dr. Spencer Nadolsky @DrNadolsky]

One of the biggest myths about GLP-1 medicines out there is that it’s a choice between the medicine and doing lifestyle changes.

The medicine helps you make lifestyle changes. It’s not either or.

[Ian Patton, PHD @IanPatton55]

Fill in the blanks: What’s missing in the story of obesity? https://t.co/GI6FO0lqA5 via @YouTube

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

RFK Jr sounds learned and knowledgeable to the uninformed

He sounds like a fraudulent quack to experts

The classic con man

[Winnipeg Jets @NHLJets]

NHL MVP.