Food Service

Pathway Contributor: Kristen Yarker-Edgar

Credentials:
MSc, RD

Bio:
Kristen Yarker-Edgar completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph, her masters’ degree at the University of British Columbia and her dietetic internship with the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia. Her practice focuses on health promotion and the prevention of chronic disease. Kristen managed the Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness, Prevention and Teaching (ADAPT) Program at the Vancouver Native Health Society in Vancouver’s downtown eastside. She then travelled to Victoria to work with the Prevention and Population Health Division of the British Columbia Ministry of Health where she managed the women’s, maternal, early childhood, and seniors’ nutrition portfolios. In her leisure time Kristen enjoys hosting dinner parties with her husband and trail running with her two dogs.

Contributions:

• Does the display of energy content information on menus improve dietary behaviour?  

  Role: Author

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