The Globe & Mail Dr. Tom Warshawski and Manuel Arango are co-chairs of the Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition. On Nov. 12, 2015, newly minted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote a mandate letter to his new minister of health, Jane Philpott, outlining what he expected her to achieve. The second of the many priorities he […]
Vancouver Sun Opinion: My thesis is on food marketing to kids and every time we go to a grocery store together, I see that colourful, cartoon-heavy marketing at work My five-year-old daughter is helping me with my PhD thesis. I wish she didn’t have to. No, she’s not a prodigy — even if she is […]
Parents struggling to stop the sway Spiderman and SpongeBob have on their children’s food choices are at risk of losing a key tool promised by the federal government, as plans to restrict junk food marketing to kids are being stalled. The delay is unfolding as a new Heart & Stroke poll* shows that nearly 70% […]
Heart & Stroke is thrilled the 2024 Federal Budget includes funding for a Canada-wide school nutrition program that will support an estimated 400,000 kids annually by providing a nutritious meal at school. Read more.
BioMed Central Marketing of unhealthy foods to children on digital media significantly impacts their dietary preferences and contributes to diet-related noncommunicable diseases. Canadian children spend a significant amount of time on digital devices and are frequently exposed to unhealthy food marketing on social media, including by influencers with celebrity status who endorse products. This study […]
The Washington Post General Mills warns of ‘food shaming’; dietitian influencers promote junk foods and discourage weight loss efforts. Read more.
Heart & Stroke applauds the federal government’s announcement today promising substantial, dedicated funding of $1 billion over five years for a National School Nutrition Program. This commitment was first made in the government’s 2021 election platform. Read more.
Prime Minister of Canada Every generation deserves a fair, healthy future – from kids, to parents, to grandparents. It’s why we’re supporting families, one of the many things that we are doing in Budget 2024 to build an economy that helps every generation get ahead. Read more.
Université Laval Canada should ban marketing of unhealthy foods wherever children may be exposed, whether on TV, social media or billboards. This is one of the main conclusions of a Canada-wide study involving more than fifty food and nutrition experts made public today by a team from Université Laval’s Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences. Read […]
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