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Montreal Gazette - The war against obesity
Published: 26 March 2011
鈥oth Ottawa and the provinces have fought the tobacco companies in the war on cancer. Yet they have remained largely passive as processed food companies make ever more outlandish health claims about some of their products - from chocolate bars with heart logos on the packaging to "all natural" chips - said Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta, a specialist in diabetes and obesity at the 9I制作厂免费 Health Centre.
"I think some things do need to be legislated," said Dasgupta, recommending more stringent requirements on health claims and clearer nutritional information. "We need to learn from our experience in combatting smoking," she added.