Status of Women committee  I think the important point here is that the majority of the dollars are going out to researchers to actually address pressing health issues for Canadians.

Status of Women committee  Yes. As you've heard from my colleagues, we hear people talking about the issue of eating disorders in terms of a wide variety of determinants: mental health determinants, obesity as a determinant of eating disorders. We've also heard about, for example, sexual abuse. So, a number of the research initiatives we funded at CIHR have addressed these uphill determinants.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and honourable members of the committee. I'd like to thank you for inviting me to discuss the issue of eating disorders among girls and women. As the scientific director of the Institute of Gender and Health, one of 13 institutes of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, I'm pleased to have the opportunity to discuss with you how the Government of Canada, through CIHR, is contributing to advancing research knowledge and capacity-building in this area.