Temple Receives $3.7M To Study Parenting Styles’ Effect On Childhood Obesity

Temple’s Center for Obesity Research and Education recently received a five year, $3.7 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to fund a project aimed at preventing obesity among low-income pre-schoolers. The focus will be to teach mothers simple yet authoritative strategies to promote appropriate food choices and portion sizes to their children…

The Government Of Canada And Food And Consumer Products Of Canada Launch Major Nutrition Labelling Initiative

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Nancy Croitoru, President & CEO, Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC), announced the launch of the Nutrition Facts Education Campaign to help Canadians make informed food choices…