Childhood Obesity Foundation - Healthy Weights For Kids

The mission of the Childhood Obesity Foundation is to lead a societal shift toward healthy eating and active lifestyles to promote childhood healthy weights and the resulting physical and emotional benefits

Family Healthy Living Program: a lifestyle behaviour approach for promoting healthy weights in children and youth

Shapedown BC builds on the strength of the family to support creating a healthy eating and active living environment

We are a Canadian registered charity and a leading Canadian authority on issues related to childhood healthy weights.

Find out more about, Appetite to Play!

New research by the University of Waterloo commissioned by leading health organizations reveals an excise levy on companies that produce sugary drinks would go far in reducing death, disability, and health care costs. This adds to the growing body of international evidence that supports the health and economic benefits of a sugary drink levy.

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LIVE 5-2-1-0!

fruits or vegetable or more per day.

hours of screen time or less per day

hour of physical activity or more per day

sugary drinks per day

February 1, 2017 – Heart & Stroke wants Canadians to know as far as nutrition is concerned, the kids are not alright; our children and youth are bombarded with ads for unhealthy products all day, every day, influencing their food and beverage choices. This is having a devastating effect on their health and setting up conflict at home. Read their report, here: heartandstroke.ca/heartreport or visit www.stopmarketingtokids.ca to take action.