Misguided public policies that fail to protect the health of children undermine the fight against childhood obesity, according to a winning submission to the Canadian Obesity Network’s annual thesis competition. It’s not enough to say that we’re going to educate people about how to lead a healthy lifestyle – we’ve been doing that for a long time, and the problem isn’t going away, Purcell explains. Find her thesis here: http://www.obesitynetwork.ca/files/CON_2008_Winning_Thesis_PURCELL3340.pdf