The Unsung Hero of Public Health: A Canadian’s Success in the Global Fight Against Child Malnutrition

 M. G. Venkatesh Mannar is a leader in global health with 35 years of experience in pioneering effective international nutrition and development initiatives focused on the world´s most vulnerable citizens. As president of the Ottawa-based Micronutrient Initiative (MI), Mannar oversees the organization´s mission to develop, implement and monitor cost-effective and

Seniors’ Nutrition a Critical Issue in Canada: One-third of Canadian Seniors at Risk of Malnutrition

  By Arlene Adamson Too many seniors are not able to afford enough healthy food – or enough food at all, we learned last week from a Statistics Canada study.  The data, gathered from the 2008/2009 Canadian Community Health Survey, revealed that a full one third of our senior citizens are