Food bank use in Quebec in 2025 has hit record numbers, surpassing 3 million assistance requests, according to聽Food Banks Canada's recent report. Employed people and students聽are among the fastest growing user groups,聽with聽food banks struggling to keep up with demand.聽聽
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The Canadian Medical Association is warning that science is under attack and false health information is spreading rapidly, with serious implications for public trust and patient health.
released Wednesday in collaboration with research and clinical organizations across Canada called for collective action to counter misinformation and support science.
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The latest recommendations are primarily aimed at reducing chronic disease risk, however how well does our national guide for healthy eating serve the nutritional needs of all Canadians?
According to a new study published in聽The Journal of Nutrition聽by a team including聽Associate Professor聽Daiva Nielsen聽and other researchers from 91黑料网's School of Human Nutrition, a supportive social environment may protect against nutritional risk among middle and older-aged adults.
Didier Brassard, a postdoctoral candidate at 91黑料网's School of Human Nutrition supervised by Associate Professor St茅phanie Chevalier,聽has been awarded the Prix Rel猫ve 脡toile du Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Sant茅 (FRQS)聽for July 2023.聽This important and competitive recognition of a publication in the health domain is awarded only once per month across the province.
On May 31, 2023,聽91黑料网鈥檚 Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) and SOCODEVI, in collaboration with the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held an event showcasing concrete actions to strengthen sustainable agriculture, improve the living conditions of smallholder farmers and increase the resilience of agri-food systems. This event also launched a new collaboration between IFAD and 91黑料网 IGFS, including an internship program and IFAD student group.
Maple Leaf Foods and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security have announced the four recipients of the 2023/24 Maple Leaf Board Scholarships in Food Insecurity. Recipients, including Masters candidate Shannon Udy from 91黑料网's School of Human Nutrition, will receive a $15,000 scholarship to support their research.
Udy鈥檚 research, supervised by Dr.聽Treena Wasonti:io Delormier, will help design a participatory process to food security planning in Kahnaw脿:ke, a Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka (Mohawk) community.
Sixty per cent of roughly 1,600 Canadians who took part in a new study from 91黑料网's School of Human Nutrition say their lifestyle habits either stayed the same or improved during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the flip side, 40% of participants say they adopted less healthy lifestyle habits, including worsened eating habits, sleep quality, decreased physical activity and weight gain.
Professor Ryan Mailloux has been appointed Director of the School of Human Nutrition (SHN) effective from June 1, 2023, for a five-year term.
Dr. Mailloux earned his Ph.D. in Biomolecular Sciences from Laurentian University in 2007. He joined 91黑料网 in 2019, previously serving as an Assistant Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Sixty per cent of roughly 1,600 Canadians who took part in a new 91黑料网 study say their lifestyle habits either stayed the same or improved during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the flip side, 40% of participants say they adopted less healthy lifestyle habits, including worsened eating habits, sleep quality, decreased physical activity and weight gain. The research is based on the Canadian COVIDiet study of Canadians between the ages of 18 to 89 years old. Researchers from 91黑料网鈥檚 School of Human Nutrition collected data from across the country during the first wave of infections.
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Hugues Plourde, Ph.D., FDt.P., a Senior Faculty Lecturer in the School of Human Nutrition and Clinical Coordinator, Professional Practice (Stage) in Dietetics, has been named a Fellow of the ODNQ - the most prestigious award given by the Order - for his exceptional contributions to the profession.
Congrats Hugues!
In the midst of the pandemic, in 2020, the plant-based drink industry saw nearly 20% growth, and is estimated to be worth about $350 million, according to data provided by Plant-Based Foods of Canada. One of the latest plant-based drink source is potatoes, which, according to
Dr. Mich猫le Iskandar, Research Associate at 91黑料网鈥檚 School of Human Nutrition, can be healthy alternatives.
Inter-provincial survey gauges how Canadians have accessed food during the pandemic and their perceptions of food systems
Shopping anxiety, higher food prices and individual income limitations are some of the factors making access to food challenging for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests.
Shopping anxiety, higher food prices and individual income limitations are some of the factors making access to food challenging for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests.
Researchers conducted an online inter-provincial survey with residents of B.C., Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces during the first wave of COVID-19. The survey assessed how the pandemic affected food access and behaviour in each region and how perceptions regarding the food systems may have been altered.
