In April, as the World Health Organization (WHO) began warning that physical inactivity
causes 2 million deaths a year, Health Canada unveiled a plan to increase physical activity …

This manuscript briefly reviews 15 significant initiatives related to childhood obesity and
physical inactivity in Canada between September 2010 and September 2011. These include …

Active Healthy Kids Canada, established in 1994, is a registered charitable organization that
works to power the movement to get kids moving by providing knowledge, insight and …

Physical activity is important for children. Obesity is a major adverse health consequence of
physical inactivity, although not the only one. In the USA, half of obese children aged 3 to 6 …

This commentary briefly reviews 10 significant initiatives related to childhood obesity and
physical inactivity in Canada in 2007. These include: the Children's Fitness Tax Credit; CAN …

Childhood obesity and physical inactivity are important public health priorities across
multiple jurisdictions in Canada. To catalogue and profile important work being done, this …

Your excellent articles on obesity in Canadian children ignored caloric intake as the major
factor in this problem. 1, 2 Canadians obviously have a sedentary lifestyle. Like Ross …

The growing evidence of declining levels of physical activity and an increasing incidence of
obesity in Canada is as depressing as it is daunting. The relationship between physical …

In this month's issue of the Journal, several studies examine physical activity and weight
status-related issues among children. In particular, the study by Leatherdale and colleagues …

One of the most ambitious and exciting aspects of the Global Summit was that for the first
time, 15 countries across 5 continents came together to present their respective national …