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Research on Tap discusses 鈥淔ries with that? Are school nutrition policies the solution to childhood obesity?鈥� The kids are overweight because of hot dogs and garlic fingers at school? What about triple-stacked burgers at fast food restaurants? Rink fries.....? Let鈥檚 face it: the kids have an obesity problem, and their eating habits are a big part of the problem. Let鈥檚 talk about it at UPEI鈥檚 next Research on Tap. The discussion starts at 7 p.m., April 6th in the bar at Mavor鈥檚 in the Confederation Centre of the Arts. 鈥淚 think schools do have a role to play to help promote healthier eating,鈥� argues Dr. Jennifer Taylor, associate professor of Family and Nutritional Sciences at UPEI. 鈥淏ut then again, so do parents. So do communities. So does government. So does the food industry.鈥� Taylor will discuss nutrition policies in Island schools, including ones that categorize food based on their nutritional value. 鈥淭here is controversy as to whether we should be labelling a particular food as good or bad, and where the focus should be to reduce childhood obesity" says Taylor. 鈥淚 think we need to take a step back and look at the environments where our children eat play and learn.鈥� Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI鈥檚 researchers in a comfortable environment. Every month of the winter, we bring a 69传媒researcher to a local pub鈥攊n this case, Mavor鈥檚鈥攖o discuss his or her area of expertise. For more information, call (902)620-5117, or e-mail datkinson@upei.ca Research on Tap is presented by UPEI鈥檚 Office of Research Development.