Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good afternoon. Thank you for coming and for giving us your views on childhood obesity. I also believe that it is a very important issue. I listened to your presentations very carefully.
Dr. McMillan, I would like to know if you are aware of the extended research work by Dr. Jean-Pierre Després. What do you think of his findings on obesity and childhood obesity? He believes that we must first diagnose the problem and then educate children and parents on how to count the calories taken in and the calories expended, what ithis represents, and so on?
Dr. LeBlanc, I have studied your documentation which is very well done.
If I eat a bran and carrot muffin and drink a glass of pure orange juice, I get 512 calories. Yet, it is supposed to be very healthy. However, I shall need one hour to spend those calories.
If we tell a child to eat healthy food and exercise, if he or she doesn't know what will be the final result, what's the point? The child must be informed and educated because otherwise he or she will tend to overestimate the number of calories spent through physical activity given that nowadays we do not move around much.
I would like to know your thoughts about this, Dr. McMillan and Dr. LeBlanc.