Yoni Freedhoff: Weight-loss app Kurbo could increase the risk of eating disorders while eroding body image and self-esteem for children
The obesity rate of Canadian children and adolescents has more than tripled in the past four decades, according to a new report by the World Health Organization. In 1975, the obesity rate for those in Canada aged five to 19 was slightly less than three per cent. By 2016, that rate had jumped to nearly 14…
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