A healthy diet complete with plenty of fruits and vegetables is an important contributor to reaching and maintaining a healthy body weight. It is also protective against many chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.
The BC Children's Hospital Research Institute is located on the BC Children's Hospital campus in Vancouver, BC. With more than 350,000 square feet devoted to research, our institute is the largest of its kind in Western Canada — in terms of people, productivity, funding and size.
