Health committee  Correct, that's the statistic from global burden of disease.

Health committee  I'll take it. As the chair of the Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition, I am confident that they will be able to define healthy versus unhealthy, and that these steps are indeed a step in the right direction. I have one further observation, if I can, at the discretion of the chai

Health committee  I don't really know if it's a clarification or an obfuscation. I mean, when we look at risk, we say once you cross a certain threshold, the relative risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes increases by 20% to 30%. We would use the term “unhealthy” so people could understand that

Health committee  I think what is being proposed in the Health Canada document is around the daily values, in three areas in particular. There are daily values for vitamins, etc., but these are daily values around saturated fat, sodium, and sugars. That rests upon an evidence base, in terms of whe

Health committee  As the chair of the Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition, we strongly supported the original bill, S-228, to restrict the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children and youth under the age of 17. That's consistent with the World Health Organization's recommendations in th

Health committee  No. I think I said that this coalition—I shouldn't just say “me”—supports the government's stance that it's going to exempt sponsorships, certainly at the community level. This is the first I've heard about international and more of a corporate level. You have to pick the hill to

Health committee  I don't think I ever said it doesn't matter. If you exercise a great deal, if you're a marathon runner or training for a triathlon, it is possible to outrun your fork. However, on a population basis, that's not the case. A number of studies have looked at this. For example, if

Health committee  I have a couple of things. I didn't actually say that the age 13 to 17 was an overstep. I said it was a strategic retreat in the face of the threat of a charter challenge. I think it was a strategic retreat. I'd leave that wording in there, please. I think the tobacco example o

Health committee  I think it's going to be difficult but not impossible. I think that much can be done through watching the advertisements, to see if there are particular attributes to those ads that clearly identify teens—and they're there. Again, I'll point to the beverage industry, because they

Health committee  Sure. I think what you've said underscores the need to take a wide view of marketing and not just television advertising. That said, probably 70% to 80% of the marketing aimed at children and youth is through television, but more and more of it is on the digital platform. Monique

Health committee  Okay. Puberty intercedes and, all of a sudden, risk-taking happens. If you wait it out, they'll get better. The bottom line, I think, is that we know what has to be done. The government definitely has to move to protect children and youth in all age groups. From the coalition'

Health committee  Thanks, Mr. Casey. Thanks for allowing the group to have a look at the graphs; otherwise, my talk won't make a lot of sense. Hopefully it will otherwise. I'm Dr. Tom Warshawski. I'm a consultant pediatrician working in the trenches with children and youth in British Columbia.