Muhammad Ilyas

07/29/2025

🚨 Obesity in Canada is a national health crisis.

I'm proud to share our latest publication in Policy Magazine Specials with Sylvia Santosa and Cristina Sanza:

"Recognizing Obesity as a Chronic Disease: A Policy Imperative for Canada’s Future"

We explore why it's time for Canada to treat obesity as a chronic disease and the policy changes needed to support this shift.

📖 Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4l1v4fm

Obesity in Canada is a national health crisis that costs the country $27.6 billion annually and accounts for nearly 8% of total health care spending; numbers

05/02/2025

🎉 I am happy to share that I’ve been awarded the FRQ Doctoral Research Scholarship (BF2) — ranked 1st in the competition!

✨Alhamdulilah! Grateful for the support of the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)– Santé for my PhD research on subcutaneous fat, inflammation, and weight loss in obesity and type 2 diabetes.

🍁Heartfelt thanks to my mentors Professor Dr. Sylvia Santosa, Professor Dr. Alisa Piekny, and Professor Dr. Jose Morais, and to Concordia University for their ongoing support.

Excited to continue this journey!
Read more: https://doi.org/10.69777/366532

03/15/2025

Day 3: National Clinical Update Meeting Obesity Canada

🚨The problem isn’t people—it’s the system.

🚦Weight bias, outdated policies, and healthcare inertia keep us from real progress. It’s time to recognize obesity as a chronic disease, advocate for policy change and equitable access, address weight bias in healthcare and beyond.

🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6xBQa_r

02/27/2025

💭 How does fat tissue from different body areas impact our health?In the Metabolism, Obesity, and Nutrition (MON) Lab at Loyola, we’re uncovering the answers! We are excited to share a behind-the-scenes look at our research in the latest Closer Look episode with 4TH SPACE Concordia University.🔗 Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eNnxefgG

02/10/2025

https://www.youtube.com/live/sLeL_JKjQDM?si=q4WotaQBeVHxQcOs

This episode takes us to the Metabolism | Obesity | Nutrition (MON) Lab at Loyla, where Public Scholar Muhammad Ilyas Nadeem, doctoral candidate in Health an...

02/07/2025

https://youtu.be/_N2TYMyrr1w?si=PitxB2-OD3ZOTmSF

Muhammad Ilyas Nadeem is a 2024 Public Scholar and a PhD candidate in health, kinesiology and applied physiology. His doctoral research investigates regional...