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Top International Experts to Meet at McGill Conference on Childhood Obesity |
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From McGill University: Leading international experts from health, agriculture, food, education, finance, management, environmental protection, politics and economics will meet at the McGill University Health Challenge Think Tank November 7, 8 and 9 to tackle one of the most serious threats to our children's health and well-being: the global childhood obesity pandemic. Since 2003, Professor Laurette Dube, James McGill Chair in Consumer and Lifestyle Psychology and Marketing, has convened an annual Health Challenge Think Tank based on the firm conviction that addressing global health issues in a comprehensive, effective way demands a massive mobilization across borders, sectors and areas of expertise. To that end, this year's event will draw a Who's Who of key international scientists, stakeholders and decision-makers, including representatives from the Food and Health Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the Culinary Institute of America, the American Beverage Association, the Clinton Foundation/American Heart Association's Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as well as from Unilever, PepsiCo, Kellogg, Sodexho, Discovery Kids, SAM Sustainable Asset Management and many other actors from the private sector and civil society. The McGill Health Challenge Think Tank is open to the media and will be webcast live.
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