Health committee  I think one of the biggest challenges I face is in terms of family change. It's not just the child who has to change, but the whole family, and then the challenge comes with that child's friends. It's a bigger society problem; it's not just what the child needs to change, but eve

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Health committee  The other concern is that if we're going to have bottles of pop that have 591 millilitres in them, then why is the nutrition information reporting on 250 millilitres? I think children especially will be misled by that.

Health committee  May I comment on that?

Health committee  I think that highlights the point that we don't have enough education about childhood obesity. The program I am in is one of the only ones in all of Canada. There are other programs starting, but they're not there yet. I think that really highlights that we need more education on

Health committee  Yes, I would like to discuss that. In terms of looking at the data on sweet drink consumption, I think you have to look at how the studies were analyzed. Some of the studies didn't have parental involvement. It's important for children to have parents involved, in terms of food

Health committee  Yes, I'm fine.

Health committee  Hi. I am a researcher and dietician at the Children's Exercise and Nutrition Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences. The clinic has been running since 1983, and I've been with the clinic for ten years. I want to present today some of the research I've done with pediatric obesity and