MARY R. L‘ABBÉ
Dr. L’Abbé is a Professor and former Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of
Toronto and Director, WHO Collaborating Centre on Nutrition Policy for NCD Prevention. Her
research examines the nutritional quality of the food supply, nutrient profiling methods, front of
pack labelling, dietary intake patterns and costs, and consumer research related to obesity and
NCDs. She has served on numerous expert committees for the WHO, PAHO, Dietary Reference
Intakes, Health Canada and others. Professor L’Abbé has authored over 330 publications and is a
member of the Order of Canada and Fellow of CNS-SCN, the ASN and the International Union
of Nutritional Sciences. She has received numerous national and international awards for her
research and nutrition leadership.
Toronto and Director, WHO Collaborating Centre on Nutrition Policy for NCD Prevention. Her
research examines the nutritional quality of the food supply, nutrient profiling methods, front of
pack labelling, dietary intake patterns and costs, and consumer research related to obesity and
NCDs. She has served on numerous expert committees for the WHO, PAHO, Dietary Reference
Intakes, Health Canada and others. Professor L’Abbé has authored over 330 publications and is a
member of the Order of Canada and Fellow of CNS-SCN, the ASN and the International Union
of Nutritional Sciences. She has received numerous national and international awards for her
research and nutrition leadership.
Check the activity agenda
Friday, June 28, 2024
• Room 5 - Phillip James
09:30-10:30
SESSION: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OBESITY
Forecasting the costs and the economic impacts of public policies on overweight and obesity in Brazil
The Economic Burden of Obesity in Brazil
Health and economic costs of different Canadian policies to address obesity and NCDs
Coordinator: Luis Fernando Villaça Meyer (SP)
Forecasting the costs and the economic impacts of public policies on overweight and obesity in Brazil
Speaker: Eduardo Augusto Fernandes Nilson (DF)
The Economic Burden of Obesity in Brazil
Speaker: Leandro Fornias Machado de Rezende (SP)
Health and economic costs of different Canadian policies to address obesity and NCDs
Speaker: Mary R. L‘abbé (Canada)
Saturday, June 29, 2024
• Room 5 - Phillip James
08:00-09:30
SESSION: DIETARY GUIDELINES
Methodology for Developing Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Guidelines in Mexico
Canada’s Food Guide 2019 – Methods to evaluate adherence using different types of data
A decade of the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines: contributions to obesity prevention, control, and health care
Discussion
Coordinator: Maria Laura da Costa Louzada (SP)
Methodology for Developing Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Guidelines in Mexico
Speaker: Juan Rivera (Outro País)
Canada’s Food Guide 2019 – Methods to evaluate adherence using different types of data
Speaker: Mary R. L‘abbé (Canada)
A decade of the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines: contributions to obesity prevention, control, and health care
Speaker: Patricia Constante Jaime (SP)
Discussion
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