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'''Yoni Freedhoff''', MD, CCFP, is an assistant professor of family medicine at the ].<ref name="The Star">{{cite web|last1=Acharya-Tom Yew|first1=Madhavi|title=People aren’t failing diets. Diets are failing people,’ says Yoni Freedhoff|url=http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2014/04/13/people_arent_failing_diets_diets_are_failing_people_says_yoni_freedhoff.html|publisher=The Star|accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> In 2004, he became the founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute<ref name="Psychology Today">{{cite web|title=Yoni Freedhoff, MD|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/yoni-freedhoff-md|publisher=Psychology Today|accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> which provides non-surgical weight management. He is one of Canada’s most outspoken obesity experts.<ref name=Fitocracy>{{cite web|title=CE Syndrome: The Gym’s Most Destructive Malady|url=http://www.fitocracy.com/knowledge/author/dr-yoni-freedhoff/|publisher=Fitocracy|accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> He is also a popular video blogger; his YouTube channel is ''The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work''. In 2014, he published a book under the same title.
'''Yoni Freedhoff''' is an associate professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eltherington |first1=William |date=21 November 2023 |title=uOttawa criticized for suspension of resident doctor for pro-Palestinian posts |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/uottawa-criticized-for-suspension-of-resident-doctor-for-pro-palestinian-posts-1.6654088 |access-date=26 November 2023 |work=CTV News Ottawa}}</ref> He is also a founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute, a for-profit, non-surgical weight management clinic.<ref name="Psychology Today">{{cite web|title=Yoni Freedhoff, MD|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/yoni-freedhoff-md|publisher=Psychology Today|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref>


==Education== ==Education and career==
Freedhoff attended the ]. He was a guest blogger at the '']'' in 2011–12.<ref name="Huffington Post">{{cite web |last1=Freedhoff |first1=Yoni |date=14 January 2013 |title=The Real Biggest Losers? The Show's Audience |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/yoni-freedhoff/biggest-loser-kids-_b_2473934.html |access-date=26 August 2014 |publisher=Huffington Post}}</ref> In 2012, the ] invited Freedhoff to give a talk on nutrition policy before food industry executives at an event organized by the public relations firm ]. Fleishman-Hillard then informed him that he would not be on the program.<ref name="Mestel">{{cite news |last1=Mestel |first1=Rosie` |date=December 10, 2012 |title=Uninvited from food industry event, obesity doc puts his talk online |work=] |url=https://www.latimes.com/health/la-xpm-2012-dec-10-la-heb-obesity-doctor-gets-uninvited-from-food-industry-meeting-20121210-story.html |access-date=November 22, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Freedhoff criticized ], a nutritional certification program operated by the ], for having endorsed products with high sodium and/or sugar contents.<ref name="ctv-misleading">{{cite web |date=31 October 2013 |title=Ottawa doctor says Heart and Stroke Foundation is misleading parents over a "Health Check" product |url=http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-doctor-says-heart-and-stroke-foundation-is-misleading-parents-over-a-health-check-product-1.1522681 |access-date=18 November 2016 |website=CTV News |publisher=Bell Media}}</ref><ref name="Heart">{{cite web |date=December 3, 2012 |title=The Heart and Stroke Foundation endorses Harvey's burgers? Really? |url=https://montrealgazette.com/health/diet-fitness/the-heart-and-stroke-foundation-endorses-harveys-burgers-really |access-date=November 22, 2014 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="global-harveys">{{cite web |title=Health Check approval misleading consumers, Canadian doctor alleges |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/314085/health-check-approval-misleading-consumers-canadian-doctor-alleges/ |access-date=18 November 2016 |website=Global News |publisher=Corus Entertainment}}</ref>
Freedhoff graduated with honors from the ] medical school. He received the Betty Stewart Sisam award which is given to the student who "has shown the greatest human understanding and care for the welfare and health of patients".<ref name="BMI Medical">{{cite web|title=Dr. Yoni Freedhoff |url=http://bmimedical.ca/about/medical-director.aspx |publisher=BMI Medical |accessdate=26 August 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150203055557/http://www.bmimedical.ca:80/about/medical-director.aspx |archivedate=February 3, 2015 }}</ref> He was board certified in March 2005 for ] and was one of only three physicians in Canada to be board certified by the ABBM.


=== ''The Diet Fix'' ===
==Recognitions==
⚫ His first book, ''The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work'', was published in 2014.<ref name="Global News">{{cite web|title=Dr. Yoni Freedhoff on the Diet Fix|url=http://globalnews.ca/video/1191319/dr-yoni-freedhoff-on-the-diet-fix/|publisher=Global News|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> A review by '']'' described the book's concept of "post-traumatic dieting disorder", which includes feelings like guilt and depression that may occur after failed dieting attempts.<ref name=Newsday>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Peggy|title=Book Nook: 'The Diet Fix' review|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/health/book-nook-the-diet-fix-review-1.7465116|publisher=]|access-date=November 23, 2014|date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> A '']'' review said that Freedhoff touches on the "toxic, obesogenic environment" of the modern world, but it lamented the fact that Freedhoff does not go into more detail on that aspect of the dieting problem.<ref name=SciAm>{{cite web|last1=Mustain|first1=Patrick|title=Book Review: The Diet Fix–Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work|url=http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/food-matters/2014/03/03/book-review-the-diet-fix-why-diets-fail-and-how-to-make-yours-work/|publisher=]|access-date=November 22, 2014|date=March 3, 2014}}</ref>
In 2007 he was recognized by the ] as a national obesity expert. In 2010, he served as the first Family Medicine Chair for this organization.<ref name="Psychology Today" /> In 2011 the University of Ottawa appointed him an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine. The ] once dubbed him a Canadian "nutritional watchdog."{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}


==Organizations== ===2023 comments===
In November 2023, Freedhoff alleged in a blog post that social media posts referencing the "Free Palestine" movement by Dr. Yipeng Ge, a ] at the University of Ottawa, were antisemitic. The University suspended Ge, and a subsequent petition demanding Ge's reinstatement and an investigation by the university was signed by more than 100,000 people.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=Katie |date=November 19, 2023 |title='He does not deserve this': University of Ottawa criticized after medical resident suspended for pro-Palestine posts |work=] |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/university-of-ottawa-medical-resident-suspended-pro-palestine-211513644.html |access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 20, 2023 |title=Canada: censoring pro-Palestine voices triggers backlash at university |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231120-canada-censoring-pro-palestine-voices-triggers-backlash-at-university/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |work=]}}</ref> As of January 20, 2024, Dr. Ge had been reinstated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Doctor suspended from uOttawa for pro-Palestinian posts reinstated, but won't go back |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/doctor-suspended-from-uottawa-for-pro-palestinian-posts-reinstated-but-won-t-go-back-1.6735974 |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Ottawa |language=en}}</ref> Since the start of Israel's war on Gaza in 2023, Freedhoff has repeatedly posted unverified claims of antisemitism on X (formerly Twitter).
In 2010, Freedhoff helped to co-found Reality Coalition Canada, a non-profit group of diverse Canadian experts whose mission is to promote evidence-based obesity prevention and treatment policies and messages.


==''The Diet Fix''== ==Personal life==
Freedhoff is the son of ] ] and chartered accountant Stephen Freedhoff. His sister, Michal Ilana Freedhoff, is the Assistant Administrator of the ]'s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freedhoff |first=Michal |title=About the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) |date=29 January 2013 |url=https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-assistant-administrator-office-chemical-safety-and-pollution-prevention-ocspp}}</ref>
His first book, ''The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work'', was published by Random House Crown Harmony in March 2014.<ref name="Global News">{{cite web|title=Dr. Yoni Freedhoff on the Diet Fix|url=http://globalnews.ca/video/1191319/dr-yoni-freedhoff-on-the-diet-fix/|publisher=Global News|accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> A '']'' review of the book said that Freedhoff uses "real research, not pseudoscience, along with a healthy dose of common sense gleaned from practical experience."<ref name=Sygo>{{cite web|last1=Sygo|first1=Jennifer|title=Jennifer Sygo: Diet books you can trust? Gimmick-free? Yes, it’s possible, and here are two prime examples|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/10/jennifer-sygo-diet-books-you-can-trust-gimmick-free-yes-its-possible-and-here-are-two-prime-examples/|publisher=]|accessdate=November 22, 2014|date=April 10, 2014}}</ref>

⚫ A review by '']'' described the book's concept of "post-traumatic dieting disorder", which includes feelings like guilt and depression that may occur after failed dieting attempts.<ref name=Newsday>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Peggy|title=Book Nook: 'The Diet Fix' review|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/health/book-nook-the-diet-fix-review-1.7465116|publisher=]|accessdate=November 23, 2014|date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> A '']'' review said that "this is not your average diet book" and noted that Freedhoff begins with a prescription for some chocolate. The review said that Freedhoff touches on the "toxic, obesogenic environment" of the modern world, but it lamented the fact that Freedhoff does not go into more detail on that aspect of the dieting problem.<ref name=SciAm>{{cite web|last1=Mustain|first1=Patrick|title=Book Review: The Diet Fix–Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work|url=http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/food-matters/2014/03/03/book-review-the-diet-fix-why-diets-fail-and-how-to-make-yours-work/|publisher=]|accessdate=November 22, 2014|date=March 3, 2014}}</ref>

==Other work==
Freedhoff writes an award-winning blog, Weighty Matters.<ref name="Psychology Today" /> It has been ranked the world's top health blog by the blog ranking service Technorati. He also writes a weekly column for ] and he is a guest blogger with ] and at the ].<ref name="Huffington Post">{{cite web|last1=Freedhoff|first1=Yoni|title=The Real Biggest Losers? The Show's Audience|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/yoni-freedhoff/biggest-loser-kids-_b_2473934.html|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> He has co-authored a medical textbook on managing obesity in the office called ''Best Weight: A practical guide to office-based weight management''.

In 2012, the '']'' reported that Freedhoff had been invited and then uninvited by the ] to give a talk before food industry executives on nutrition policy. When the group informed him that the food industry representatives did not want him to appear, Freedhoff completed his talk and published it on ].<ref name=Mestel>{{cite news|last1=Mestel|first1=Rosie`|title=Uninvited from food industry event, obesity doc puts his talk online|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/10/news/la-heb-obesity-doctor-gets-uninvited-from-food-industry-meeting-20121210|accessdate=November 22, 2014|work=]|date=December 10, 2012}}</ref>

In the fall of 2014, the '']'' wrote that Freedhoff had criticized the ] for giving their Health Check logo to four items on the menu of the ] fast food chain despite high sodium content. He also objected to the placement of the logo on processed foods like certain types of pizza, fruit juice and candy.<ref name=Heart>{{cite web|title=The Heart and Stroke Foundation endorses Harvey's burgers? Really?|url=http://montrealgazette.com/health/diet-fitness/the-heart-and-stroke-foundation-endorses-harveys-burgers-really|publisher=]|accessdate=November 22, 2014|date=December 3, 2012}}</ref>


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Canadian doctor

Yoni Freedhoff is an associate professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa. He is also a founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute, a for-profit, non-surgical weight management clinic.

Education and career

Freedhoff attended the University of Toronto. He was a guest blogger at the Huffington Post in 2011–12. In 2012, the Ontario Medical Association invited Freedhoff to give a talk on nutrition policy before food industry executives at an event organized by the public relations firm Fleishman-Hillard. Fleishman-Hillard then informed him that he would not be on the program. In 2013, Freedhoff criticized Health Check, a nutritional certification program operated by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, for having endorsed products with high sodium and/or sugar contents.

The Diet Fix

His first book, The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work, was published in 2014. A review by Newsday described the book's concept of "post-traumatic dieting disorder", which includes feelings like guilt and depression that may occur after failed dieting attempts. A Scientific American review said that Freedhoff touches on the "toxic, obesogenic environment" of the modern world, but it lamented the fact that Freedhoff does not go into more detail on that aspect of the dieting problem.

2023 comments

In November 2023, Freedhoff alleged in a blog post that social media posts referencing the "Free Palestine" movement by Dr. Yipeng Ge, a medical resident at the University of Ottawa, were antisemitic. The University suspended Ge, and a subsequent petition demanding Ge's reinstatement and an investigation by the university was signed by more than 100,000 people. As of January 20, 2024, Dr. Ge had been reinstated. Since the start of Israel's war on Gaza in 2023, Freedhoff has repeatedly posted unverified claims of antisemitism on X (formerly Twitter).

Personal life

Freedhoff is the son of theoretical physicist Helen Freedhoff and chartered accountant Stephen Freedhoff. His sister, Michal Ilana Freedhoff, is the Assistant Administrator of the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.

References

  1. Eltherington, William (21 November 2023). "uOttawa criticized for suspension of resident doctor for pro-Palestinian posts". CTV News Ottawa. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. "Yoni Freedhoff, MD". Psychology Today. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. Freedhoff, Yoni (14 January 2013). "The Real Biggest Losers? The Show's Audience". Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. Mestel, Rosie` (December 10, 2012). "Uninvited from food industry event, obesity doc puts his talk online". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  5. "Ottawa doctor says Heart and Stroke Foundation is misleading parents over a "Health Check" product". CTV News. Bell Media. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. "The Heart and Stroke Foundation endorses Harvey's burgers? Really?". Montreal Gazette. December 3, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  7. "Health Check approval misleading consumers, Canadian doctor alleges". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. "Dr. Yoni Freedhoff on the Diet Fix". Global News. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  9. Brown, Peggy (March 21, 2014). "Book Nook: 'The Diet Fix' review". Newsday. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  10. Mustain, Patrick (March 3, 2014). "Book Review: The Diet Fix–Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work". Scientific American. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  11. Scott, Katie (November 19, 2023). "'He does not deserve this': University of Ottawa criticized after medical resident suspended for pro-Palestine posts". Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  12. "Canada: censoring pro-Palestine voices triggers backlash at university". Middle East Monitor. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  13. "Doctor suspended from uOttawa for pro-Palestinian posts reinstated, but won't go back". Ottawa. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  14. Freedhoff, Michal (29 January 2013). "About the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)".

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