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A group of nutrition researchers at ĢƵ is trying to understand how the eating habits of Canadians are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Your participation to the COVIDiet study will help researchers better understand how this pandemic is affecting the eating habits of Canadians to inform public health agencies in future economic crises and isolation measures.

Classified as: covid-19, pandemic, dietary choices
Published on: 12 Jun 2020

Indigenous Peoples around the world are suffering disproportionately from the impacts of pollution. After surveying close to 700 articles covering different disciplines and regions of the world, a research team led by Helsinki University and involving ĢƵ has highlighted key factors that contribute to this situation.

Classified as: Indigenous Peoples, pollution
Published on: 1 Jun 2020

The aims to understand household experiences with food access in Quebec during the pandemic, lead by Principal Investigator Prof. Daiva Neilsen (SHN). The study is funded by a ĢƵ SSHRC Institutional Grant and MI4 Emergency COVID-19 Research Funding (ECRF) Program.

Classified as: covid-19
Published on: 20 May 2020

A team of Montreal researchers has devised a new set of criteria to better diagnose a disease that affects the elderly, sarcopenia, which causes loss of muscle mass.

The improved criteria raise hopes that physicians will be able to detect the disease in people earlier, and therefore, to recommend certain types of exercise and nutrition to stem the loss of muscle mass, say scientists at the Research Institute of the ĢƵ Health Centre.

Classified as: aging, elderly, muscle mass
Published on: 6 Sep 2019

Stéphanie Chevalier, professeure associée à l'École de nutrition humaine de l'Université ĢƵ, souligne elle aussi que le grilled cheese présente des risques particuliers parce qu'il est collant. Il le sera d'autant s'il est servi froid, par exemple à cause d'un délai pour le découper en morceaux, a-t-elle dit.

Classified as: grill cheese
Published on: 5 Aug 2019

Anne-Sophie Brazeau (SHN) is one of the Principal Investigators on the . The team believes that it is essential to accurately define hypoglycemia, to understand the patient experience with therapy and treatment options, and to facilitate patient education.

Classified as: hypoglycemia, Type 1 diabetes Therapies, technologies
Published on: 13 Mar 2019

Stéphanie Chevalier et Nancy Presse, Diététistes-Nutritionnistes, et quatre autres signataires

Nous saluons la parution du nouveau Guide alimentaire canadien pour son virage résolument moderne et son approche davantage axée sur la qualité et les comportements alimentaires sains.

Nous sommes cependant préoccupées par certaines recommandations aux îé et ce faisant, ajoutons notre voix à celle de Louise Lambert-Lagacé qui s’est exprimée récemment dans vos pages.

Classified as: nutrition, îé, guide alimentaire
Published on: 15 Feb 2019

The Lancet commission on Obesity published a report today on the joint pandemics of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change. In the report, the commissioners point to the fact that malnutrition in all its forms, including undernutrition and obesity, is by far the biggest cause of ill-health and premature death globally. Excess body weight affects 2 billion people worldwide, 2 billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiency, and both are expected to be made significantly worse by climate change.

Classified as: climate change, food, obesity, Sustainability, undernutrition
Published on: 11 Feb 2019

Dietetics and Nutrition students Jamie Lee and Isabelle Lam pitched their startup snack business on the popular CBC television show Dragons' Den.

Seeking – and securing – an investment in their fledgling startup from six high-powered entrepreneurs on the popular CBC TV show Dragons’ Den was the last thing that Jamie Lee and Isabelle Lam could have imagined less than a year earlier, when they came up with their business idea: a nutritious chocolate-based snack.

Classified as: entrepreneurship, Macdonald Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
Published on: 11 Jan 2019

Jamie Lee and Isabelle Lam are two newly graduated Dietetics students from ĢƵ and the proud co-founders of .

Classified as: entrepreneurship, reMIXed
Published on: 17 Dec 2018

Every night, some 800 million people – one in nine people on earth – go to bed hungry. And projections suggest that unless creative solutions are found, the world will need to increase food production by an additional 50% in the next 30 years, when the planet’s population is expected to exceed 9 billion.

Classified as: global food security
Published on: 11 Oct 2018

Les universités canadiennes accueillent encore bien peu d'étudiants autochtones, encore moins dans le domaine de la santé.

Classified as: Indigenous Peoples, Mentoring
Published on: 27 Aug 2018

Based in Kahnawake, Quebec Indigenous Mentorship Network seeks to support and encourage Indigenous students. (...) "We do need more representation in all health-related fields. There's a growing number, but we're all very stretched with demands," said Treena Delormier, an associate professor in the School of Human Nutrition at ĢƵ.

Classified as: health, Indigenous Peoples, mentorship
Published on: 20 Aug 2018

It’s one more feather in the cap for Keenoa co-founders, Registered Dietitian and PhD candidate ANNE-JULIE TESSIER, BSc(NutrSc)’16 (right), ANTONY GARANT, and business partner ANGEL ONG, RD, BSc(NutrSc)’09, MSc’11, PhD Candidate in the School of Human Nutrition. Not only was Keenoa a finalist in ĢƵ’s 2017 Dobson Cup (Innovation Track) Competition, but Anne-Julie won the “Sight and Life Elevator Pitch” competition at the recent American Society of Nutrition conference.

Classified as: Keenoa
Published on: 20 Aug 2018

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