Many thanks to CBC/Radio-Canada London Morning for featuring Western University‘s HEALab Director, Dr. Jason Gilliland, and highlighting how free access to recreation is changing kids’ lives in our community. If you’re a parent with kids in Grade 5, you’re in luck because the free activity program, ACT-i-Pass, is taking registrations for another year, with […]
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Assessing children’s menus by neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics.
- 6:53PM Feb 19, 2019
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With childhood obesity on the rise in Canada and the USA, it is important to understand the factors that play a role in shaping obesity outcomes. North American food environments often promote high-energy, high-fat, high-sugar foods and beverages, especially in low-income and highly socio-economically deprived neighbourhoods. However, compared to the USA, Canada sees slightly lower […]
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