Thank you, Joan.
Thank you, Chair.
I want to address this question from a different angle, a more multicultural dimension. Canada is increasingly a country of immigrants and diversity. Is there a cultural national origin or genetic difference in this eating disorder, especially when we can identify hypertension mostly in the black population, hepatoma in East Asians, and type 2 diabetes in South Asians? In your clinical practice do you see the diversity of Canada or is it a more Canadian culturally induced environment whereby kids are eating a diet that is more dangerous and higher in sugar, salt, and fat?
In the discussion that has gone on, it appears to me that there is a lot of acute care, which is a symptom of our North American medical practice. Isn't the health care dollar better spent in a top-down, directional education process to address this broader issue? Anyone can answer.