Dr. Yoni Freedhoff

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oni Freedhoff, MD, CCFP Dip, ABBM - is the founder and Medical Director of the Bariatric Medical Institute in Ottawa, Ontario – a multi-disciplinary behavioural weight management program.  Formally trained in family medicine, since 2004 his practice has been exclusively dedicated to the treatment of overweight and obesity.

Dr. Freedhoff has been referred to as a “nutritional watchdog” by the Canadian Medical Association Journal and his advocacy efforts therein have found him testifying in front of the Canadian House of Commons, a regular commentator in the national media, a blogger for CTV, a repeat guest on CBC’s national investigative journalism show Marketplace and a sought after lecturer.

Dr. Freedhoff explores issues pertinent to nutrition, obesity, public policy and advocacy in his daily blog Weighty Matters (bmimedical.blogspot.com) which has been ranked among the world’s top health blogs and was voted the top Canadian health blog of 2008 by the Canadian Blog Awards.

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