CANADA
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Judy Cheng
Jasper Place Medical Center
489-8470
She is the one Doctor that never once brought up my weight, only
when I did. I have friends that are large themselves who are
patients of hers, and, like me, are very pleased with her
kindess, respect, and dignity she gives us. I have never
received a lecture, or a spiel about how I need to loose weight,
and how any of my problems are related to it.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jacqui Gingras, MSc, RD, Registered Dietitian, Nutrition Therapist
September 2007: I was informed that Jacqui Gingras has moved to
Toronto so I moved her info there.
Dr. Cochen, GYN
Riverside Professional Building.
Ottawa, Canada
They treated me with respect, did not offer the age old spiel,
of lose weight, nor did the doctor blame my condition on my
weight.
See West Hill
A family practice doctor was recommended in Toronto but I removed zir
name at the suggestion of a patient who reported that zie is not
happy being listed on the Internet. I'll send the information on
request.
Nutritional and Eating Disorders Clinic
4950 Yonge St. #1206, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 6K1
(416) 229-6656 fax (416) 229-2421
Self-referred.
The clinic has 2 physicians, 1 dietician, and 1 psychologist.
Their attitude is "Personality and capability have nothing
directly to do with weight." -- carolem@istar.ca
Jacqui Gingras, PhD, RD, Registered Dietitian, Nutrition Therapist
http://www.ryerson.ca/~jgingras/therapy.htm
jgingras@ryerson.ca
Self-referred.
"Jacqui specializes in the emotional aspects of nourishment. Her
unique approach blends expertise in the areas of disordered
eating, body image, metabolism, and the food/mood connection.
Jacqui supports women wanting to rebuild their relationships
with food. She invites clients to reacquaint themselves with
guilt-free eating and to acknowledge food as just one of many
important aspects of life. She believes in learning to trust the
body's innate cues of hunger as a way to recover from eating
disturbances and discover authentic, empowered sources of
nourishment and health."
Sylvia Kerr, RD, Registered Dietitian
120 Eglinton Avenue East (Yonge & Eglinton)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada ON M4P 1E2
416-483-9588
Specializes in diabetes management, pediatrics,
and eating disorders. She is trained in Ellyn Satter's program
"Treating the Dieting Casualty," which is for adults who have
dieted most of their lives and want to learn to eat normally and
healthfully again, without dieting. She believes that people can
be healthy AND fat. -- peggynature@hotmail.com
Dr. Mark, Family Doctor
5550 Lawrence Ave. E., Unit 7
West Hill, Ontario M1C 3B2 (near Scarborough)
416-283-3700
My kids and I went to him when we lived in Scarborough over a
year ago. He never raised the issue about fat. I felt very
accepted by him never uncomfortable.
William Cecutti, GP, family practice
Munir Nathoo, GP, family practice
Garden St & Rossland Rd
Whitby, ON
(905) 430-5305
Very accepting of a determination not to diet. Doesn't require
weighing unless necessary. Rarely mentions weight as an issue
except when inquiring as to whether weight is going up or down
as a side effect of a medication. Office has large blood
pressure cuffs which nurses will get without question and often
at their own initiative. Doesn't use gowns but allows patient to
remain in their clothing or use a sheet for a cover (ie leave
own top on and cover legs for a pap)....Few armless chairs but
most office chairs can accomodate up to about 350 lbs
comfortably. Dr Nathoo is taking new patients. Both see patients
on a walk-in basis. There are two other Drs there who only do
walk-ins but I don't them well enough to judge plus I think they
are both scared of me cuz they just kinda do what I tell them
:-) -- Tanya
Catherine Kudo, endocrinology
Queen Elizabeth Health Complex
Medical Specialists Clinic
2100 Marlow Ave.
Montreal, Quebec
H4A 3L5
Tel. 514-485-5096
I found Dr. Kudo through a recommendation from my opthamalogist,
who is also not fat phobic. Also, a super-sized friend sees her
for her thyroid problems.
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