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Translation of this Website has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada, through the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer; and from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
The views expressed herein represent the views of the Quebec Coalition on Weight-Related Problems and the Collaborative Action on Childhood Obesity and do not necessarily represent the views of the project funders.
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Position of the Weight Coalition
The Weight Coalition carries out various actions to contribute to a decrease in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), which are not essential for the body:
- Proposing taxation of soft and energy drinks.
- Appearing before the Standing Committee on Health to propose concrete actions to limit the impact on health of the high consumption rates of soft and energy drinks.
- Collaborating on the publication of the "Bulletin de santé publique" - Special Issue on SSB from the Association pour la santé publique du Québec (Quebec Public Health Association).
- Participating in the Collaborative Action on Childhood Obesity, which includes the implementation of the Sip Smart! BC program in Quebec in collaboration with the Quebec Heart and Stroke Foundation.
- Participating in a project by the Réseau du sport étudiant du Quebec (Quebec Student Sports Network) on Denormalization of junk food.
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February 3, 2011
Ensuring stronger regulation of marketing for soft and energy drinks
The following is the brief and summary of recommendations presented by the Weight Coalition during its appearance before the Standing Committee on Health of the House of Commons on issues surrounding soft and energy drinks.
