Using foods high in sugar, fat as rewards can lead to obesity in children

Published: 29 September 2015

You’re late getting out the door and your six-year-old isn’t co-operating. You know it isn’t the best parental decision you’ve ever made but you offer him a treat if he agrees to obediently put on...

Civil Society appeals to policymakers to declare malnutrition as a medical emergency

Published: 27 July 2015

Almost eight million children in India are severely malnourished and have nine times higher risk of death compared to normal children. These children deserve to live. In January 2015 over 100...

ICT-enabled One-World Solutions for Poverty Alleviation and Health through Fruits and Vegetables: eKutir and Wholesome Wave Ashoka Enterprises

Thursday, July 2, 2015 16:00to18:00

A Convergent Innovation Seminar Presented by: Suvankar Mishra, Executive Director, eKutir1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 1G5, CA/desautelsCategory: Desautels Faculty of Management

The BRIDGE to Convergence of Health and Economics: The Case of Fruits and Vegetables and their Health and Wealth Consequences

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 08:00toFriday, July 3, 2015 13:30

This workshop is part of the design process for the agri-food module of the BRIDGE to Convergence of Health and Economics.Bronfman Building, CA/desautelsCategory: Desautels Faculty of Management

ICEF12 Panel: Convergence on Food Innovation for Health and Wealth – The Case for Pulses

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 08:30to09:30

On the occasion of the 12th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF12) hosted in Québec City from June 14-18th 2015, the MCCHE has organized an industry panel “Convergence on Food...

Policy insights from the nutritional food market transformation model: The case of obesity prevention

Published: 4 March 2015

Authors: Struben, J., Chan, D., Dubé, L. Publication: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, December 2014 Abstract:

Convergent innovation for sustainable economic growth and affordable universal health care: Innovating the way we innovate

Published: 27 February 2015

Authors: Laurette Dubé, Srivardhini Jha, Aida Faber, Jeroen Struben, Ted London, Archisman Mohapatra, Nick Drager, Chris Lannon, P. K. Joshi and John McDermott...

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