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2009-2011 Advisory Council

President’s Message

PRESIDENT Leah Gramlich, MD, FRCPC PRESIDENT-E LECT Katherine Gray-Donald, PhD VP - H EALTH PROFESSIONALS Maitreyi Raman, MD, FRCPC VP - R ESEARCH Robert Bertolo, PhD TREASURER Janis Randall Simpson, RD, PhD S ECRETARY Lindsay Robinson, PhD AWARDS CHAIR Guylaine Ferland, PhD ETHICS CHAIR Joanne Penson-Boucher, RD M EMBERSHIP CO-CHAIRS Lesley Moisey, MSc, RD Pauline Darling, PhD, RD COMMUNICATIONS CO-CHAIRS Janet Stadnyk, RD David Ma, PhD COUNCILLORS Johane Allard, MD, FRCPC Steve Brooks, PhD John Drover, MD, FACS, FRCSC Donald Duerksen, MD, FRCPC Alison Duncan, PhD Terry Graham, PhD Jim House, PhD Cyril Kendall, PhD Mary L’Abbe, PhD Debbie O’Connor, PhD, RD Flora Wang, MSc. Gord Zello, PhD EX-OFFICIO M EMBERS Tom Clandinin, PhD Peter Fischer, PhD Khush Jeejeebhoy, MD, FRCPC Peter Jones, PhD Claude Roy, MD, FRCPC

The first year of the Canadian Nutrition Society has been exciting and characterized by growth and opportunity for the professional nutrition community in Canada. Our organization has identified key goals and objectives in four areas: Outreach to Nutrition Professionals and Scientists; Outreach to Nutrition Industry; Outreach to Government and the Public; and Outreach to Trainees.

We aim to provide a unified voice for those engaged in furthering nutrition as a way of maintaining health and preventing and treating disease.

Our main areas of activity are undertaken in the area of the annual meeting, strategies to support, develop and enhance membership and in developing communication vehicles to facilitate and enhance the nutrition network in Canada. We had a wonderful annual meeting in Edmonton with over 400 in attendance, multiple symposia and venues for exchange of scientific information. In addition, it was an opportunity to recognize excellence in nutrition in Canada through the awards program. From a membership perspective, we have grown and are undertaking active strategies to recruit members from all parts of Canada and all disciplines. It is our goal to identify member benefits to meet the needs of the varied community. Our communication strategies include regular members’ updates on the bilingual website that is easy to navigate, and which contains useful information for members and other communications such as the Nutrition Forum de Nutrition.

New developments for nutrition in Canada have been enabled through the bringing together of the clinical and research communities in nutrition under the banner of the Canadian Nutrition Society. There have been three main areas of development. The first is building strategic alliances, and we have targeted strategies with American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Dietitians of Canada, Canadian Council on Food and Nutrition, the American Society for Nutrition, and the Canadian Food Information Safety and Technology Group. Another main thrust for the organization is that of developing a platform relative to advocacy. It is ultimately the Society’s goal to impact nutrition health policy and public education through effective and targeted strategies. A core group has been formed to address this, inclusive of Dr. Khush Jeejeebhoy, Dr. Mary L’Abbe, Dr. Katherine Gray-Donald and me.

Another area of activity relates to the development of the Canadian Foundation for Nutrition Science and Practice. Our goal is to establish a not-for-profit foundation through which we may continue to support a nutrition agenda in Canada.

Our organization is built upon the strength and commitment of its volunteers. I believe we

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President’s Message Cont’d are unique in being highly effective while being primarily a volunteer organization.

Special thanks to our Chairs of the 2011 Annual Meeting, Dr. David Ma and Dr. Janis Randall Simpson; to the Chairs of the Membership Committee, Ms. Lesley Moisey and Dr. Pauline Darling; to the Chairs of the Communications Committee, Dr. David Ma and Ms. Janet Stadnyk; and to Drs. Katherine GrayDonald, Robert Bertolo and Maitreyi Raman, core members of the Executive Council who are always available to provide feedback and with input to critical issues. I would also like to recognize Dr. Heather Keller and Dr. Johane Allard who have undertaken leadership of the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF), which truly is unique in its forward thinking strategies on malnutrition in Canada. Finally, I would like to recognize Melonie Hart, our Director of Operations, who really allows us to get things done in a transparent and efficient manner.

Congratulations to our 2010 Award Recipients!

THE KHURSHEED J EEJEEBHOY AWARD Recipient - David Jenkins, MD, PhD, DSc Given in recognition of the best application of clinical nutrition research findings to clinical practice.

THE EARLE WILLIAM MCH ENRY AWARD Recipient - Mary L’Abbé, PhD

We have grown a lot in the past year and we will remain focused and keep our eyes on our long term goals. We will continue to reach out to the nutrition community for participation, network opportunities and volunteers. We look forward to an exciting year in 2011.

Given in recognition of distinguished service in nutrition.

CENTRUM FOUNDATION N EW SCIENTIST AWARD Recipient - Hope Weiler, PhD

Yours, Canadian Nutrition Society

Given in recognition of outstanding research in nutrition.

PH D D ISSERTATION AWARD Recipient - Julia Wong, PhD

Leah Gramlich, MD, FRCPC President

The award is given for outstanding research in nutrition at the PhD level and considers scientific papers constituting a publication of thesis material as a component of the award.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions on the Nutrition Forum de Nutrition, please contact: Gordon A. Zello, Ph.D. Head and Professor Division of Nutrition and Dietetics College of Pharmacy and Nutrition University of Saskatchewan 110 Science Place Saskatoon SK S7N 5C9 Canada Telephone: (306) 966-5825 Facsimile: (306) 966-6377 Email: gordon.zello@usask.ca

THE CLINICAL N UTRITION R ESEARCH ABSTRACT AWARD Recipient - Ms. Carole Thompson, RD, CNSD Given in recognition of a Dietitian with the best Clinical Nutrition Research Abstract at the Canadian Nutrition Society/Société canadienne de nutrition (CNS/SCN) Annual Meeting in honour of dietitian, Joanne Schweitzer, MBA, RD. THE MOHAMMED MOGHADASIAN AWARD Recipient - Ms. JoAnne Arcand, RD, MSc In recognition for best project in cardiovascular research

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From the Executive CNS 2011 Annual Meeting The CNS 2011 Annual Meeting is just around the corner. It will be held at the University of Guelph, June 2-4, 2011. An exciting program has been developed through membership submissions. This is truly a member content driven meeting, reflecting the diversity and richness of expertise from across Canada. The preliminary program and the calls for abstracts for awards will be announced soon, so keep your eyes peeled. We encourage you to submit your best research to the annual meeting. Accepted abstracts will be published in the APNM Journal.

Start thinking about colleagues and students whom you believe are deserving of the various CNS sponsored awards.

Just a few of the exciting topics to be presented:

• update on the much anticipated Vitamin D and calcium requirements • update on sodium in Canada • making health claims in Canada • exercise and metabolism • nutrition and health status of immigrants • micronutrients in mental disorders • methyl nutrients in health and disease.

Mark your calendars! We look forward to seeing you in Guelph!

Best wishes, David Ma and Janis Randall Simpson Conference Co-Chairs

Welcome to all our Members…

Karenaa Apps Eccles, B.A.Sc, M.Sc Edmonton, AB

Susan Barr, PhD, RD Vancouver, BC

Margaret Boland, MD Ottawa, ON

Michael Archer, PhD, DSc Toronto, ON

Carlota Basualdo-Hammond, Msc, MPH Edmonton, AB

Paula Brauer, PhD, RD Guelph, ON

Jean-Luc Ardilouze, MD, PhD Sherbrooke, QC

Malek Batal, PhD Ottawa, ON

Stephen Brooks, PhD Ottawa, ON

Cathy Alberda, RD, MSc Edmonton, AB

Konstantinia Arvantiti, PhD Ottawa, ON

Ingrid Belinsky, RD Medicine Hat, AB

John T. Brosnan, PhD, D.Sc St. John’s, NL

Walid Aldoori, MD, Sc.D., MPA Mississauga, ON

Stephanie Atkinson, PhD Oakville, ON

Rhonda Bell, PhD Edmonton, AB

Margaret Brosnan, PhD St. John’s, NL

Michel Aliani, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Susanne Aufreiter, PhD, MSc, M Eng Toronto, ON

Nicola (Nick) Bellissimo, PhD, BSc, BEd, MSc Halifax, NS

Kim Brunet, RD, MSC Edmonton, AB

Johane Allard, MD Toronto, ON

Livia Augustin, PhD Toronto, ON

Gabriella Benedictson, RD Winnipeg, MB

Janet Brunton, PhD St. John’s, NL

Rotimi Emmanuel Aluko, PhD, BSc, MSc Winnipeg, MB

Harold M. Aukema, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Paule Bernier, BSC, MSc Montreal, QC

Andrea Buchholz, PhD, RD Guelph, ON

Holly Ames, RD. MSc Edmonton, AB

Jean-Patrice Baillargeon, MD, MSc Sherbrooke, QC

Jesse Bertinato, PhD Ottawa, ON

Pierrette Buklis, RD Mississauga, ON

G. Harvey Anderson, PhD Toronto, ON

Brian Bandy, PhD Saskatoon, SK

Robert Bertolo, PhD St. John’s, NL

Andre Carpentier, MD, FRCPC Sherbrooke, QC

Hope Anderson, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Vickie E. Baracos PhD Edmonton, AB

David Jean Bissonnette, PhD, RD Mankato, MN

Jane Catherine Carr, MD, FRCP (C) Edmonton, AB

Active Members Rupert Sevag Abdalian, MD, CM, B.Sc Toronto, ON Olasunkanmi Adegoke, PhD Toronto, ON

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CNS Members Cont’d Linda Casey, MD Edmonton, AB

Mahshid Dehghan, PhD, RN Ancaster, ON

Jennifer Elliott, MSc Ottawa, ON

Terry Graham, PhD Guelph, ON

Tara Chalmers-Nixon, MD Calgary, AB

Adela Delgado, RD, BSc Edmonton, AB

Stephen Ewart, PhD Halifax, NS

Leah Gramlich, MD Edmonton, AB

Sukhinder Kaur Cheema, PhD St. John’s, NL

Helene Delisle, PhD Montreal, QC

Julia Ewaschuk, PhD Edmonton, AB

Leah Elaine Gravells, RD, BSc, MHSA Edmonton, AB

Ka Man Cheung, RD Edmonton, AB

Sophie Desroches, PhD, RD, BSc, MSc Quebec, QC

Lydia Fairholm, RD Toronto, ON

Katherine Gray-Donald, PhD Ste Anne de Bellevue, QC

Stephanie Chevalier, PhD, RD Montreal, QC

Angela Devlin, PhD, BSc Vancouver, BC

Ming Zhe Fan, PhD Guelph, ON

Tim Green, PhD, RD, BSc, MSc Vancouver, BC

Tom Clandinin, PhD Edmonton, AB

Rupinder Dhaliwal, RD Kingston, ON

Edward Farnworth, PhD Ottawa, ON

Linda Greene-Finestone, PhD, RD Ottawa, ON

Sharlene Clarke, RD, CDE Whitehorse, YK

Loretta DiFrancesco, PhD, RD, MBA Toronto, ON

Tanis Fenton, RD Calgary, AB

Mazen Hamadeh, PhD Toronto, ON

Kevin Cockell, PhD Ottawa, ON

Helena Jadwiga Dolega-Cieszkowski, RD, MSc, BSc Saskatoon, SK

Guylaine Ferland, PhD Montreal, QC

Marie Hancock, RN Edmonton, AB

Gail Fernandes, BSc Toronto, ON

Stacy Hanninen, RD Coldbrook, NS

Catherine Field, PhD, RD Edmonton, AB

Rhona Hanning, PhD, RN Waterloo, ON

Peter Fischer, PhD Carp, ON

Scott V. Harding, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Stephanie Fulton, PhD Montreal, QC

Deborah Hayward, RD, BSc Hons Ottawa, ON

Denise Gabrielson, RD, HBSc, BASc Toronto, ON

Robert Hegerat, BSc Calgary, AB

Tamara Rebecca Cohen, RD, MSc Montreal, QC Marcia Cooper, PhD, RD, MSc Ottawa, ON Sheila Costford, PhD Orlando, FL Sari Czink, RD Calgary, AB Pauline Darling, Phd, RD, MSc Toronto, ON Bridget Catherine Davidson, RD Kitchener, ON Erica Lynne Day Tasevski, RN, MSc, BASc, BNSc Toronto, ON Bernard Charles De Lorme, PhD, BSc, MSc Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC

Polly Dominiq, RD, B.Sc, CNSC Aurora, ON Mary Donnelly-Vanderloo, RD, MSC Thamesford, ON Shauna Downs New South Wales, NSW Vicky Drapeau, PhD Quebec, QC John W. Drover, MD Kingston, ON Laurie Drozdowski, PhD Ottawa, ON Donald Duerksen, MD, FRCPC Winnipeg, MB Alison Duncan, PhD, RD, MSc Guelph, ON Paula Dworatzek, PhD, RD London, ON

Jody Lynn DeCoste, P.Dt(c), BSc, HKin, HNu Antigonish County, NS

Peter Eck, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Amanda Degen, RD, MSc London, ON

Rajavel Elango, PhD, M.Sc Vancouver, BC

Joanne Gallagher, RD Mississauga, ON Cristina Gandolfi, RD, MSc Oakville, ON Theresa Glanville, PhD, RD, MS Halifax, NS Colleen Gobert, PhD, RD, BSc, Msc London, ON Claudia Gorenko, RD, BSc, BSc Timmins, ON Katherine T. Gottschall-Pass, PhD, RD, BSc Charlottetown, PEI

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Lisa Heighington, RN Edmonton, AB Barbara Hermon, RD Beaconsfield, QC Daren Keith Heyland, MD Kingston, ON Eileen S. Hogan, PhD, RD Edmonton, AB Bethany Hopkins, RD Dartmouth, NS Brenda Hotson, RD, MSc Winnipeg, MB

CNS Members Cont’d James House, PhD, B.Sc. Winnipeg, MB

Anastasia Kleronomos, RD, BSc, BA Halifax, NS

Valerie Marchand, MD Montreal, QC

Genevieve Newton, PhD Guelph, ON

Hasan Hutchinson, PhD Ottawa, ON

Sara Kliewer, RD, BSc Nutrition Edmonton, AB

Errol Marliss, MD Montreal, QC

Anna-Marie Nichol, RD, BSc St. Albert, AB

Sheila Innis, PhD, RD Vancouver, BC

Kristine G. Koski, PhD, RD Montreal, QC

Sandra Marsden, RD, BSc, MHSc Toronto, ON

Seham Noureldin, PhD Toronto, ON

Rene Jacobs, PhD, BSc Edmonton, AB

Harriet Kuhnlein, PhD, LL.D Ste Anne de Bellevue, QC

Patricia Mazier, PhD Antigonish, NS

Karmin O, PhD, MB Winnipeg, MB

Alexandra Jenkins, PhD, RD Toronto, ON

Mary L’Abbe, PhD, BSc, MSc Toronto, ON

Vera Mazurak, PhD Edmonton, AB

Deborah O’Connor, PhD, RD Toronto, ON

David Jenkins Toronto, ON

Benoit Lamarche, PhD Quebec, QC

Michelle McCall, RD, MSc Toronto, ON

Marcus O’Neill, RD, MSc Edmonton, AB

Valerie Johnson, RD, M.Sc. Toronto, ON

Yvonne Lamers, PhD Vancouver, BC

Linda McCargar, PhD, RD, MSc, BHEc Edmonton, AB

Andrea Papamandjaris, PhD Toronto, ON

Carlene Johnson Stoklossa, RD Edmonton, AB

Manon Laporte, RD, CNSC, MSc Campbellton, NB

Catherine McKenna, MD, RD, BSc, MSc Calgary, AB

Esteban Parra, PhD Mississauga, ON

Peter John Jones, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Bodil Maria Kjaer Larsen, PhD, RD Sherwood Park, AB

Suzan McKenzie, M.Ed Toronto, ON

Laura Pasut, RD, BSc, MSc Barrie, ON

Nicole Renee Journault, RD, BSc Edmonton, AB

Caroline LeBlanc, PhD Moncton, NB

Kari McKnight, RD Edmonton, AB

Phyllis Paterson, PhD Sasktoon, ON

Mary Keith, PhD Toronto, ON

Nathalie Leduc, RD, CDE Cambridge, ON

Kelly Anne Meckling, PhD Guelph, ON

Helene Payette, PhD Sherbrooke, QC

Kathy Keiver, PhD Abbotsford, BC

Emile Levy, MD, PhD Montreal, QC

Mohammed Moghadasian, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Paul Pencharz, MD, PhD Toronto, ON

Bernd Oskar Keller, PhD Vancouver, BC

Edmund T.S. Li, PhD Hong Kong, HK

Saira Mohammed, BHE, MSc Toronto, ON

Joanne Penson-Boucher, RD, BSc Grande Prairie, AB

Heather Keller, PhD, RD Guelph, ON

Sarah Loehr, Bsc Edmonton, AB

Lesley Moisey, RD, MSc Toronto, ON

Violaine Pigeon, Rd, Dt.P Terrebonne, QC

Cyril Kendall, PhD Toronto, ON

David W.L. Ma, PhD Guelph, ON

Marina Mourtzakis, PhD Waterloo, ON

Francy Pillo-Blocka, RD, FDC, B.Sc., B.A.A. Toronto, ON

Amina Zehra Khambalia, PhD, MSc Balmain, NSW

Janet Madill, PhD Toronto, ON

Lauren Murch, BSc, MSc Kingston, ON

James Kirkland, PhD, BSc Guelph, ON

Diana Mager, PhD, RD, MSc, BSc Edmonton, AB

David Mutch, PhD, BScH Guelph, ON

Spencer Proctor, PhD, MSc Edmonton, AB

David Dale Kitts, PhD, Post Doc, MSc Vancouver, BC

Genevieve Mailhot, PhD, RD Montreal, QC

Semone Myrie, PhD, RD Winnipeg, MB

Tracey Michele Rai, RD Edmonton, AB

David Klein, PhD Quebec City, QC

Cynthia Mannion, PhD, BA, MSc(A) Calgary, AB

Carolanne Nelson, PhD, RD Charlottetown, PEI

Maitreyi Raman, MD, MSc Calgary, AB

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Karen Plett, RD Calgary, AB

CNS Members Cont’d Dan Ramdath, PhD, BSc, MSc Guelph, ON

Gustaaf Sevenhuysen, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Janis Randall Simpson, PhD Guelph, ON

Justin Shah, MD Victoria, BC

Raylene Alison Reimer, PhD, RD Calgary, AB

Bryna Shatenstein, PhD, P.Dt. Montreal, QC

Gina Rempel, MD Winnipeg, MB

Andrea Sheppard, RD, B.SCBDie Paradise, NL

Todd C. Rideout, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Diane Shrott, RD, BASc Toronto, ON

France Rioux, PhD Nutriton Ottawa, ON

Janice Siemens, RD East St. Paul, MB

Sarah Robbins, MD, MSc, FRCPC Edmonton, AB

Leanne Smith, RD Red Deer, AB

Marli Robertson, MD, MBChB, FRACP Calgary, AB

Evelyn Spanner, RD, MSc London, ON

Lindsay E. Robinson, PhD Guelph, ON

Janet Stadnyk, RD Edmonton, AB

Paula Robson, PhD, BSc, (Hons) Edmonton, AB

Ken Stark, PhD Waterloo, ON

Barbara Vera Roebothan, PhD, RD, BSc, MSc St. John’s, NL

Nancy Stockman, RD & CCPE, BASc, MSc Mississauga, ON

Kathy Roulston, BSc Pentetang, ON

Marcia Stodalka, RD Medicine Hat, AB

Claude Roy, MD Montreal, QC

Janelle Striha, RD, BSc, CNSD Regina, SK

Amelie Sabourin, RD, BA Montreal, QC

Irene Strychar, PhD, Ed.D Montreal, QC

Zeinab Sadek Toronto, ON

Miyoung Suh, PhD, RD Winnipeg, MB

Olivia Saqui, RN, BScN Toronto, ON

Carla Taylor, PhD Winnipeg, MB

Sofia Sarkisian, RD Calgary, AB

Ross M. Taylor, MD, CNSP Tulsa, OK

Kareena Schnabl, PhD, BSc, MSc Edmonton, AB

Joseph Telch, MD, FRCP(C) Unionville, ON

Kylie Scoggan, PhD, BSc Ottawa, ON

Jayne E. Thirsk, PhD, RD Calgary, AB

Carole Thompson, RD, CNSD, MSc, BSc, BA Halifax, NS Cindy Thorvaldson, RD, BSc, MSc Edmonton, AB Angelo Tremblay, PhD Quebec, QC Hilary Tulk, BSc, MSc Guelph, ON Dawn Van Engelen, RD Grimbsy, ON Hassanali Vatanparast, MD, PhD Saskatoon, SK David Venturi, MD, MASc, BSc (Hons) Oakville, ON Maya Villeneuve, RD, B.Sc. Ottawa, ON Donna Faye Vine, PhD, BSc, Hon. Edmonton, AB Laurie Wadsworth, PhD, BSHEc, MSc, PDt, FDC Antigonish, NS

Wendy Victoria Wismer, PhD Edmonton, AB Thomas Wolever, PhD, BM, BCh, DM Toronto, ON Joyce Wong, Bsc, MHSc Vanouver, BC Sarah Woodruff-Atkinson, PhD Windsor, ON Amanda Wright, PhD Guelph, ON Linda Wykes, PhD Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC Chaowu Xiao, PhD Ottawa, ON Zhaoming Xu, PhD Vancouver, BC Jackie M. Zander, RD Winnipeg, MB Gordon Alexander Zello, PhD Saskatoon, SK Elizabeth (Lyn) Zuberbuhler, RD Edmonton, AB

Kelly Walsh, PhD, RD, CD Evansville, IN Shelley Warden, RD, BSc Edmonton, AB Ann Watt, RD Stratford, ON Hope A. Weiler, PhD, RD Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC Susan J. Whiting, PhD Saskatoon, SK Sonja Catherine Wicklum, MD, BSc(Hon) Ottawa, ON Heather Wile, RD, BSc, MA Bedford, NS Noreen Willows, PhD Edmonton, AB

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Associate Members Mark Steven Berger, MSc Aurora, ON Tracey Busch, RD, BSc Nutr Okotoks, AB Jo-Ann Long, B.A. (P.E.); D.O. (M.P.) Whitby, ON Janice Martin Mississauga, ON Hilary Schinkel, Other Mississauga, ON Benita Schueder, Pharm Mississauga, ON

CNS Members Cont’d Lilian U. Thompson Toronto, ON

Kimberlee Brooks Dunmore, AB

Faiqa Fayyaz Edmonton, AB

Ralph, Witty Mississauga, ON

Taylor Frederick Bureyko Edmonton, AB

Scott Forbes Edmonton, AB

Mohamed Antar Northport, NY

Student Members

Naomi Cahill Kingston, ON

Valerie Friesen Montreal, QC

Joyce Beare-Rogers Nepean, ON

Mavra Ahmed Toronto, ON

Jenna Campbell Sudbury, ON

Stephanie Garies Sherwood Park, AB

George Beaton, PhD, B.A., M.Sc Toronto, ON

Badr Aljarallah Toronto, ON

Christian-Alexandre Castellano Sherbrooke, QC

Melanie N. Gauthier Edmonton, AB

Robert Borgman Albeton, PEI

Saja AlSaleh Montreal, QC

Gamage Anoma Chandrasekara St. John’s, NL

Isabelle Germain Pincourt, QC

Elizabeth Bright-See London, ON

Mirey Alvarez Camacho Edmonton, AB

Karen Chapman Toronto, ON

Leah Gillingham Winnipeg, MB

Vivian M. Bruce, PhD, BSc(HEc), MSc Winnipeg, MB

JoAnne Arcand Toronto, ON

Xiu-Min Chen Vancouver, BC

Linda Gillis Hamilton, ON

Mary Bush Ottawa, ON

Marco Au Toronto, ON

Alexandre Courchesne-Loyer Sherbrooke, QC

Agnes Gozdzik Mississauga, ON

Alvin C. Chan Ottawa ON

Heather Baldwin Edmonton, AB

Julie Crowell Toronto, ON

Shannan Grant Toronto, ON

Elizabeth Empey Victoria, BC

Fatheema Begum Edmonton, AB

Adrienne Danyliw Saskatoon, SK

Veronique Groleau Montreal, QC

Bruce Holub, PhD, B.Sc, M.Sc Guelph, ON

Marc Belanger Montreal, QC

Vanessa DeClercq Winnipeg, MB

Sima Hamadeh Laval, QC

Khursheed Jeejeebhoy Toronto, ON

Laura Belsito Guelph, ON

Katie Di Sebastiano Waterloo, ON

Maryam Hamidi Toronto, ON

Ronald R. Marquardt Winnipeg, MB

Christine Bennett Saskatoon, SK

Olupathage Chandani Dinesh St. John’s, NL

Heather Hanwell Toronto, ON

Bruce McDonald Winnipeg, MB

Stephen J. Bignucolo Ottawa, ON

Asma El Mabchour Montreal, QC

Mychal-Ann Hayhoe Guelph, ON

Estelle Mongeau Montreal, QC

Heather Blewett Winnipeg, MB

Ingrid Elisia Vancouver, BC

Sarah Herd Toronto, ON

Robin D. Moore-Orr Ottawa, ON

Karim Bougma Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC

Mariel Fajer-Gomez Edmonton, AB

Simone Danielle Holligan University Park, PA

Eduardo Porta Honolulu, HI

Hope Boychuk Edmonton, AB

Charlene Fan Toronto, ON

Akeela Jakhura Edmonton, AB

Fraser W. Scott Ottawa, ON

Kendra Elizabeth Brett Perth, ON

Yvette Fautsch Macias Montreal, QC

Andrea Josse Hamilton, ON

Emeritus Members Joseph Francis Angel, PhD Saskatoon, SK

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CNS Members Cont’d Karen Kelly Edmonton, AB

Elizabeth Marie Novak Vancouver, BC

Ananda Lages Rodrigues Montreal, QC

Chris Tomlinson Toronto, ON

Alanna Lakoff Halifax, NS

Maria Fernanda Nunez Toronto, ON

Carla Rodriguez Dimitrescu Edmonton, AB

Amy Jeanette Tucker Guelph, ON

Jennifer Lambert Edmonton, AB

Dana Olstad Edmonton, AB

Kelsi Ruby Edmonton, AB

Vivienne Vance Waterloo ON

Amanda Leong Edmonton, AB

Jaclyn Marie Omar West St. Paul, MB

John David Ryan Winnipeg, MB

Jeffrey Vandermey Kingston, ON

Crystal L. Levesque Saskatoon, SK

Shirin Panahi Toronto, ON

Erinn Salewski Nepean, ON

Michael Wadowski Edmonton, AB

Kwan Yu Li Guelph, ON

Asha Pant Edmonton, AB

Helena Samimi-Seisan Newmarket, ON

Qi Wang Guelph, ON

Jessica Lieffers Edmonton, AB

Elizabeth, Pask Guelph, ON

Ryan Samuel Edmonton, AB

Ye Flora Wang Edmonton, AB

Roat Lim Edmonton, AB

Ashley Patterson Waterloo, ON

Dia Sanou Halifax, NS

Lucia Weiler Toronto, ON

Xiaoran Liu Winnipeg, MB

Fei Peng Saskatoon, SK

Jaclyn Shipp Guelph, ON

Sarah Wickham St. John’s, NL

Daniel-Constantin Manolescu Montreal, QC

Ashlee Pigford Edmonton, AB

Samantha Sielski Saskatoon, SK

Julia Wong, PhD, RD Boston, MA

Christopher Marinangeli Oakville, ON

Christine Pinto Richmond Hill, ON

Aurelia Sima Montreal, QC

Jessica Younes Richmond Hill, ON

Laura McBreairty St. John’s, NL

Lisa Podlecki Edmonton, AB

Chris E. Smith Toronto, ON

Sana Zargar Richmond Hill, ON

Melinda Mintarno Winnipeg, MB

Bronwen Powell Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue QC

Ryan Michael Stallard Tecumseh, ON

Tracy Moreira Toronto, ON

Carla Prado Bethesda MD

Amy Stewart Halifax, NS

Lalani Lekha Munasinghe St. John’s, NL

Jing Qiao Edmonton AB

Cynthia Strawson-Fawcett Edmonton, AB

Jayne Murdoch Montreal, QC

Maira Quintanilha Edmonton AB

Cynthia Stretch Edmonton, AB

Rachel Murphy Edmonton, AB

Raniru Sergaevna Randunu St. John’s, NL

Robert Thomas Guelph, ON

Sandra Ngo Edmonton, AB

Tamara Reitsma Guelph, ON

Stephanie Thomas Edmonton, AB

Nooshin Nikpartow Saskatoon, SK

Keisha Roberts Guelph, ON

Justine Tishinsky Guelph, ON

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From the Regional Correspondents Lindsay Eller, PhD - The Role of Dairy Protein and Dietary Calcium in Weight Regulation and Glucose Homeostasis (Supervisor: Raylene Reimer)

Alberta Region U NIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Correspondent: Dr. Vickie Baracos Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2M8 Fax: (780) 492-9130 vickie.baracos@ualberta.ca Vickie Baracos continues in her appointment in the Department of Oncology, where she is studying nutrition in the cancer patient and building bridges to the nutritional sciences at the University of Alberta and other institutions. One activity is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) operating grant on the Neurobiology of Cancer Anorexia, with Bill Colmers (U Alberta, Pharmacology, neurobiology of appetite) and Dan Marks (Oregon Health Science U, Pediatrics, melanocortin signaling in appetite regulation). She is also working on the development of a Network that will tie together cachexia-anorexia interests in both clinical and basic research, across Canada and Europe.

U NIVERSITY OF CALGARY Correspondent: Dr. Raylene Reimer Faculty of Kinesiology & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 Fax: (403) 284-3553 reimer@ucalgary.ca Did you know you can complete a graduate degree related to nutrition in Calgary? Options are available for MSc and PhD degree programs through the following Faculties and Departments at the University of Calgary: Faculty of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

For more information on pursuing a graduate degree with a focus on nutrition in Calgary, contact one of the following for more information: Tanis Fenton, PhD, RD (Tanis.Fenton@AlbertaHealthServices.ca) Jayne Thirsk, PhD, RD (JThirsk@dietitians.ca)

Alannah Maurer, PhD - Effects of Early Dietary Programming on Nutrient-Gene Interactions Related to Glucose and Lipid Metabolism (Supervisor: Raylene Reimer) Kim Pyra, MSc - Prebiotic Fibre Supplementation in Combination with Metformin Modifies Appetite, Energy Metabolism, and Gut Satiety Hormones in Obese Rats (Supervisor: Raylene Reimer) Kim Wagner Jones, MSc - The Impact of High Milk Product Intake during Weight Loss on Markers of Insulin Resistance (Supervisor: Raylene Reimer)

Saskatchewan Region U NIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN Correspondent: Dr. Brian Bandy College of Pharmacy and Nutrition University of Saskatchewan 110 Science Place Saskatoon SK S7N 5C9 Fax: (306) 966-6377 brian.bandy@usask.ca Dr. Gord Zello, and co-investigators, including PhD student Lindsay Tumback, received funding through the Pulse Science Cluster Initiative (Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and Agri-Food Canada) for a project titled “A lifestyle intervention for women with polycystic ovary syndrome: the role of a pulse-based diet and aerobic exercise on infertility measures and metabolic syndrome risk.”

Drs. Carol Henry, Gordon Zello and Susan Whiting were awarded funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for their project “Strengthening capacity for nutrition and food security in Ethiopia”. They are also team members on an International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canadian International Food Security Research Fund grant titled “Improving food security in the highlands of Ethiopia through improved and sustainable agricultural productivity and human nutrition.” All will be travelling to Ethiopia to teach and conduct research with MSc nutrition students at Hawassa University.

Raylene Reimer, PhD, RD (reimer@ucalgary.ca) The following students successfully defended their theses:

Dr. Hassan Vatanparast and co-investigators Drs. Henry and Whiting, received Social Sciences and Humanities Research

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From the Regional Correspondents Council (SSHRC) International Opportunities Fund support for a project titled “The impact of socio-economic and cultural factors on household food insecurity of refugees: a comparative study of refugees resided in Iran and Canada.” .

Dr. Vatanparast has received Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation New Investigator Establishment funding to study “Nutrition and health issues among recent immigrant and refugee children in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.”

As part of the Edith Rowles Simpson Lecture Series, Dr. Joe Schwarcz recently presented two very interesting talks entitled “Nutrition Advice - is There a Solution to the Confusion?", and “Hey! There are cockroaches in my chocolate ice cream!”

Adrienne Danyliw, RD, an MSc student with Drs. Susan Whiting and Hassan Vatanparast, was awarded the Christine Gagnon Memorial Travel Award to attend the Canadian Nutrition Society/Société canadienne de nutrition (CNS/SCN) Annual Meeting in Edmonton as one of eight finalists presenting in the Nestlé Nutrition Graduate Student Competition. Adrienne was awarded Third Place for her research on “Beverage intake by Canadian children and its relationship to body mass index”.

Megan Koo, RD, an MSc student with Dr. Whiting, was awarded funding from the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems Accelerate Internship Program, in partnership with Dietitians of Canada, to support her work on the “Development of a web-based resource for consumers of vitamin/mineral supplements.”

Dr. Erica Ling received a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation to work with Dr. Zello to determine the cause of neurological dysfunction in metabolic acidosis. Erica was also presented with the Top Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (Biomedical) for research excellence.

Recent Graduates: Wade Barabash, MSc, “Identification and Characterization of an Unknown Compound in Diarrheic Acidosis” (Advisor – Dr. Gord Zello) Adrienne Danyliw, MSc, “Beverage intake by Canadian children and its relationship to overweight and obesity” (Advisors – Dr. Susan Whiting and Dr. Hassan Vatanparast) Erin Prosser-Loose, PhD, “Effects of Protein-Energy Malnutrition on Outcome from Global Cerebral Ischemia”. (Advisor – Dr. Phyllis Paterson)

London Region B RESCIA U NIVERSITY COLLEGE Correspondent: Dr. Paula Dworatzek Division of Food & Nutritional Sciences Brescia University College University of Western Ontario 1285 Western Road London, ON N6G 1H2 519-432-8353 ext. 28020 pdworatz@uwo.ca Brescia is now in the fourth year of its new graduate program (MScFN, thesis or intern streams) and applications and enrolment have been increasing steadily. Our first two years of graduating students (2009 and 2010) were all employed within three months of graduating and currently 50% of them have permanent full-time positions.

Dr. Alicia Garcia presented two invited talks in July at the International conference of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Societies, in Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Dr. Isabelle Giroux, together with co-investigators Drs. Paula Dworatzek and Danielle Battram, received a $150,000 grant from The Lawson Foundation titled: A community-based healthy lifestyle patient-centred education program for middle (30-59) & older (60+) adults with prediabetes.

In March 2010, Dr. June Matthews and her colleagues from the Ontario (OHEA) and London (LHEA) Home Economics Associations hosted the 31st OHEA Conference and Annual General Meeting at Brescia. It was the largest conference in OHEA history, and Dr. Matthews was presented with the President’s Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Matthews also participated in the development of the newly released Food Charter for the City of London.

Congratulations to our current graduate students who have secured Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) funding: MScFN Year 1: Jennifer Broxterman, Lauren Peters, and Emily Quenneville MScFN Year 2: Jennifer Ayres and Melodie Tomas Congratulations to our recent MScFN graduates: Dahlia Abou El Hassan, (Advisor: Sharareh Hekmat): “Dietary acculturation of Arab immigrants in the Greater Toronto Area and their perspectives on factors that impact their food choices”

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From the Regional Correspondents Charlene Ai, (Advisor: June Matthews): “Cultural exchange among university students in London, Ontario: ESL Student Nutrition Awareness Program” Christina Ejbick, (Advisor: June Matthews): “Public perceptions of the safety of store-bought foods in London, Ontario” Victoria Coates, (Advisor: Isabelle Giroux): “Vegetable and Fruit intake within a Prediabetes Population: Barriers, Facilitators and Intake patterns” Christine Kalata, (Advisor: Alicia Garcia): “Dietitians’ and teachers' perceptions and use of Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide as a nutrition education tool” Erin McDougall, (Advisor: Danielle Battram): “The dietary patterns and diet quality of university undergraduate students” Sarah McIntee, (Advisor: Len Piche): “Home-delivered meals: Recipient satisfaction and nutritional analysis” Ayesha Sarathy, (Advisor: Len Piche): “Local Food Maps in Ontario” Alexandra Thompson, (Advisor: Isabelle Giroux): “An examination of vitamin D intake among women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus” Joanne Wammes, (Advisor: Paula Dworatzek): “Canadian dietitians’ attitudes and beliefs regarding peer education as a model for nutrition education” Elisa Wilson, (Advisor: Alicia Garcia): “Going green in healthcare foodservices: A survey of beliefs, attitudes and behaviours regarding environmentally-friendly initiatives” Lin Yuan, (Advisor: Sharareh Hekmat): “Viscosity measurements of thickened fluids: products, liquids, and time comparisons”

Kitchener-Waterloo Region U NIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Correspondent: Dr. Ken Stark Department of Kinesiology Faculty of Applied Health Sciences University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 kstark@uwaterloo.ca The Department of Kinesiology will be offering a Minor in Human Nutrition for University of Waterloo Undergraduates fulfilling the requirements starting Fall 2011.

Dr. Ken Stark was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2010. Ashley Patterson and Alex Kitson (PhD Candidates, advisor, K. Stark) received New Investigator Awards to attend the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids Congress in Maastricht, The Netherlands, May 29-June 2, 2010. Susan Horton served as the Technical Editor for the African Journal of Food and Nutrition. Marina Mourtzakis received operating grants from National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) (April 2010) and CIHR (July 2010).

A number of individuals gave invited talks, including Marina Mourtzakis who presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and Ashley Patterson at the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (CFDR) Breakfast and Research Showcase in 2010. Ken Stark presented his research at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Nutrition Society in Edmonton and at the 3rd Annual Health Professionals’ Forum, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto in November. Rhone Hanning gave presentations at the CNS meeting and at the Population Health Intervention Research Symposium in Toronto in November.

Recent Graduates: Allison Gates, MSc, “Investigation of vegetable and fruit intake of First Nation schoolchildren: Do school nutrition programs make a difference?”, (Advisor, R. Hanning) Michelle Gates, MSc, “Investigation of Milk and Alternatives Intake and the Impact of School Nutrition Programs in First Nations Schoolchildren”, (Advisor, R. Hanning) Megan Chard, MSc, “Investigating the Impact of “other foods” on Aboriginal Children’s Dietary Intake Using the Healthy Eating Index – Canada (HEI-C)”, (Advisor, R. Hanning)

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From the Regional Correspondents Megan Bedbrook, MSc, “Effects of Altering the Sequence of a Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Session on Energy expenditure and metabolism”, (Advisor: M. Mourtzakis)

Guelph Region U NIVERSITY OF G UELPH: APPLIED H UMAN N UTRITION Correspondent: Dr. Janis Randall Simpson Department of Family Relations & Applied Nutrition University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Phone: (519) 824-4120 Ext: 53843 Fax: (519) 766-0691 Email: rjanis@uoguelph.ca Dr. Paula Brauer and PhD student, Carolina Bonilla, received funding from the Primary Health Care System (PHCS) Program, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) to assess Family Health Team Members' Opinions of Web-based Dietary Assessment Programs.

Sungwhan Yi, Vinay Kanetkar and Dr. Paula Brauer received funding from University of Guelph/Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) to assess consumers' perceptions, purchasing, and consumption of vegetables in Ontario.

Dr. Paula Brauer is a Member of the Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care, Public Health Agency of Canada. http://www.canadiantaskforce.ca/ Dr. Andrea Buchholz is the recipient of a 2009-2010 OCUFA (Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations) Teaching Award. She is currently on sabbatical at Purdue University in Indiana where she is working with Dr. Connie Weaver.

Dr. Buchholz has given several talks while at Purdue entitled: “Nutrition for academic performance”, “All fat is not created equal: Abdominal fat in people with chronic spinal cord injury”, “Body image is associated with body composition and healthrelated behaviours among young Caucasian men and women”, and “Do dairy products accelerate fat loss in overweight/obese premenopausal women on an energy-restricted diet? Proposed DAWL Study” Dr. Janis Randall Simpson is Acting Chair of the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition.

U NIVERSITY OF G UELPH: H UMAN H EALTH AND N UTRITIONAL SCIENCES Correspondent: Dr. Lindsay Robinson Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences University of Guelph Guelph ON N1G 2W1 (519) 824-4120 x52297 lrobinso@uoguelph.ca See you in Guelph for the CNS-SCN Annual Meeting June 24, 2011!

Join us in 2011 in the City of Guelph, where the Canadian Nutrition Society will hold its Annual Meeting. Guelph is a charming and vibrant city located in southern Ontario, readily accessible from Toronto and close to many points of interest including Niagara Falls. Guelph is rich in culture, architecture, parks and riverside green spaces and in 2009 was named one of Canada’s safest and smartest communities. Points of interest include a lovely Farmers' Market, downtown core of independent cafés and shops, an extensive Arboretum, jogging trails, the Bruce Trail, and much more.

A warm welcome to four new faculty members to our department: Dr. Graham Holloway (Assistant Professor) studies the regulation of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation in skeletal and cardiac muscle. He uses a variety of techniques to examine mitochondrial function, as well exercise to study what regulates mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. His work has application to human exercise performance, as well as type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Jeremy Simpson (Assistant Professor) uses classical physiology and proteomic techniques to study cardio-respiratory physiology and related pathophysiology. He is interested in how the heart initially adapts to hypertension before the development of contractile dysfunction and heart failure.

Dr. Stephen Brown joined our department in September 2010 as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Brown uses biomechanical techniques to study function, injury, adaptation and rehabilitation of the spine and related skeletal muscle. He is interested in the causes and consequences of low back pain.

Dr. David Wright joined our department in September 2010 as an Associate Professor and Tier II Canada Research Chair in Lipids, Metabolism and Health. Dr. Wright studies the mechanisms which regulate the effects of diet and exercise on adipose tissue and skeletal muscle metabolism.

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From the Regional Correspondents Congratulations to Professor Terry Graham who gave the John Sutton Memorial Lecture at the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) meeting in Toronto on November 4, 2010.

This memorial lecture honours John Sutton, a longtime member of CSEP and an exercise scientist, who passed away in 1996. Professor Graham’s talk was entitled, “Muscle glycogen: well known but poorly understood”.

Congratulations to Professor Jim Kirkland who is the 2010 recipient of the University of Guelph Faculty Association Distinguished Professor Award for his role in teaching and teaching innovations.

M.Sc. candidate Mira McLennan (advisor: Dr. David Ma) won travel and oral presentation awards at the 1st International Breast Cancer and Nutrition meeting, Purdue University, October 2010.

M.Sc. candidate Gaayathiri Jegatheeswaran (advisors: J. Srbely/L. Bent) won 3rd prize for poster presentations at the Canadian Society for Life Science Research held at McGill University, Montreal, August 13-14, 2010. The title of the poster was “Central sensitization reduces activation thresholds of motoneurones”.

the acutely malnourished weanling mouse” Kerry Mullen (advisor: Dr. David Dyck) - April 26, 2010 – “The development of high fat diet induced adiponectin resistance in rodent skeletal muscle” Livia Augustin (advisors: Drs. David Jenkins/Alison Duncan) May 3, 2010 – “The dietary glycemic index and its implications in cancer risk, insulin-like growth factors and oxidative stress” Elizabeth Pask (advisor: Dr. Jim Kirkland) - May 10, 2010 – “The effects of consumption of cooked/cured meat and green tea catechins on xenobiotic metabolism and longevity in F344 rats growth” M.Sc. (thesis) Kate Buddo (advisor: Dr. Arend Bonen) - March 30, 2010 – “Modest PGC-1 alpha overexpression is sufficient to reverse insulin resistance observed in four-week high fat fed rats” Graeme Ross (advisor: Dr. Coral Murrant) - July 8, 2010 – “Adenosine is involved in the initial and secondary vasodilatory response evoked by a single 250ms contraction”

Recent M.Sc. graduate Breanne Anderson (advisor: Dr. David Ma) received the 2010 George Weston Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship from the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology.

Breanne Anderson (advisor: Dr. David Ma) - July 13, 2010 – “The effects of endogenous and exogenous n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on mammary gland development and lipid composition in FVB mice”

A number of invited talks were presented including: Dr. Terry Graham who presented his research at Nestlé in Lausanne, Switzerland, at Purines 2010 in Teragona, Spain, and at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Dietetic Association; Dr. Bruce Holub who gave his Omega 3 and DHA talks at Vitafoods in Geneva, Switzerland, at an International Symposium entitled ‘A Celebration of DHA’ at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, and at the CNS Meeting in Edmonton; Dr. Lindsay Robinson spoke at an event for “Diabetes Awareness Month”, in Cambridge, Ontario; Dr. David Wright presented at the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology in Toronto; and Dr. Amanda Wright gave an invited talk “Challenges in food and natural health product human research and translation” at the Federal Food Safety and Nutrition Research Meeting in November.

Kendra Brett (advisor: Dr. Kelly Meckling) - August 4, 2010 – “The effects of a low fat, low glycemic index moderate carbohydrate diet on risk factors for metabolic syndrome”

The following HHNS graduate students successfully defended their theses: Ph.D. Jennifer Monk (advisor: Dr. Bill Woodward) - February 24, 2010 – “Anti-inflammatory hormonal immune competence in

Kate Chiswell (advisor: Dr. Marica Bakovic) - August 12, 2010 – “Mechanisms of skeletal muscle insulin resistance in the CTP:phosphoethanolamine cytidylyltransferase-deficient mouse” Tamara Itterman (advisor: Dr. Kelly Meckling) - September 10, 2010 – “Effects of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 and involvement of 1,25 D3 MARRS protein in MCF-7 transplanted athymic BALB/c nude mice” Recent graduates of the M.Sc. by coursework and project program: April 2010 Harrison Bishop (advisor: Dr. Coral Murrant) Julie Kisch (advsior: Dr. Amanda Wright) Ashley Harris (advisor: Dr. Bill Bettger) Jaclyn Shipp (advsiors: Drs. El-Sayed Abdelaal/Alison Duncan) Laura Western (advisor: Dr. Mike Lindinger)

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From the Regional Correspondents August 2010 Connor Avery-Cooper (advisor: Dr. Jim Kirkland) Abbas Baig (advisors: Drs. Dan Ramdath/Alison Duncan) Blair Cameron (advisor: Dr. Bill Bettger) Jenna Campbell (advisor: Dr. Alison Duncan) Rebecca Forster (advisor: Dr. Kelly Meckling) Nicole Holland (advisors: Drs. Janis Randall Simpson/Alison Duncan) Scott Howitt (advisor: Dr. Bill Bettger) Kristin Inch (advisor: Dr. Coral Murrant) Katherine Krause (advisor: Dr. Lori Vallis) Samantha Logan (advisor: Dr. Bill Bettger) Lisa Maddalena (advisor: Dr. Bill Bettger) Julie McCluskey (advisor: Dr. Amanda Wright) Diana Merino (advisor: Dr. David Mutch) Megan Monaghan (advisor: Dr. Mike Lindinger) Shannon O’Dwyer (advisors: Drs. Krista Power/Alison Duncan) Vance Pegado (advisor: Dr. Alison Duncan) Christine Pinto (advisor: Dr. Alison Duncan) Sabrina Sengupta (advisor: Dr. Bill Bettger) Kevin Sukhu (advisor: Dr. Lorraine Jadeski) Sulara Talpe Guruge (advisor: Dr. Marica Bakovic)

Hamilton Region MCMASTER U NIVERSITY Correspondent: Dr. Stephanie Atkinson Department of Pediatrics McMaster University Medical Centre 1200 Main Street West, Rm 3V42 Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5 satkins@mcmaster.ca McMaster has an active chapter of the Canadian Obesity Network Student and New Professional (CON-SNP). Doctoral student Kim Chau was awarded the opportunity to attend the 2010 CON Obesity Boot Camp held in Quebec in August 2010. A recent speaker at the McMaster CON-SNP was Dr. Khosrow Adeli on the topic of, “Fructose: A highly lipogenic nutrient implicated in obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome”.

The research group in pediatric obesity at McMaster welcomes Dr. Constantine Samaan, a pediatric endocrinologist who joined the Department of Pediatrics as a Clinician-Scientist in October 2010. Dr. Samaan will be conducting research initially in collaboration with Dr. Gregory

Steinberg, CRC in Metabolism, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes and Associate Professor in Medicine. Together they will focus their research in the area of understanding the role of inflammation in obesity and how this contributes to the development of insulin resistance and atherosclerosis.

Dr. Stephanie Atkinson from McMaster, Dr. Rhonda Bell from University of Alberta and Anne Junker from UBC have organized a one day Workshop on “Breaking the Obesity Cycle: Understanding the origins in maternal/infant dyad”, sponsored by the Maternal, Infant, Child and Youth Research Network (MICYRN) and held in conjunction with the 2nd National Obesity Summit in Montreal, April 28-May 1, 2011. Details are available at http://www.con-obesitysummit.ca/ by clicking the Programs tab on top and then the Workshop tab labelled Thursday, April 28th on the left side.

Dr. Stephanie Atkinson, Professor and Associate Chair of Pediatrics, was appointed by CIHR as Chair of the Institute Advisory Board of the CIHR-Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD). She encourages all Nutrition researchers and trainees to explore the INMD website at http://www.cihrirsc.gc.ca/e/27545.html. In September 2010, Dr. Atkinson was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Fellows of the Academy are elected on the basis of their demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and commitment to advance academic health sciences.

Graduate students Melody Ng and Kim Chau along with Dr. Atkinson presented papers at the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research in Toronto and the 34th Annual Perinatal Investigators meeting in Kingston. Recent invited talks by Dr. Atkinson include a seminar on “Early Determinants of Chronic Disease” at the Toronto division of the Public Health Agency of Canada; on “Pregnancy and Birth Cohort Studies: A panorama of current Canadian studies” at St. Justine Hospital in Montreal; and on “Vitamin D: Hype or Hope” at the Café Scientifique sponsored by the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

McMaster faculty including Dr. Katherine Morrison played a pivotal role in organizing the 3rd Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity held in Hamilton on October 26-28th. The meeting examined important intergenerational and familybased determinants of childhood obesity with insights on prevention and treatment strategies for children with obesity and their families at the policy, school, public health and primary care levels.

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From the Regional Correspondents Ottawa Region H EALTH CANADA

Pictured: Faculty and trainees at CON Obesity Boot Camp Kim Chau from McMaster is in centre of second row with black sweater and white blouse.

Toronto Region RYERSON U NIVERSITY: SCHOOL OF N UTRITION Correspondent: Dr. Yvonne Yuan School of Nutrition Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 (416) 979-5000 ext. 6827, Fax (416) 979-5204 yyuan@ryerson.ca Nicole Yuen (BASc '09) and Jennifer Brady (BASc '08, MHSc, Nutr. Comm. '09) received OGS awards to pursue MSc and PhD graduate studies research, respectively. Elena Sobolev received an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) to work in Yvonne Yuan's lab during Summer 2010.

Congratulations to the 2010 MHSc in Nutrition Communication graduating class: Jacalyn Attridge, Nicole Bergen, Nicole Byrnes, Justine Chan, Emily Chu, Sybil Hebert, Renee Hughes, Denice Koo, Tanya Kowalenko, Jennifer Leung, Karen Levy, Katelynn Maniatis, Laila Marchini, Colleen Miller, Aleya Moffatt, Katelyn Molnar, Mabel Pang-Bishop, Lindsay Zalot, Christina Zavaglia

Ottawa Area Correspondent: Dr. Kylie Scoggan Nutrition Research Division Health Canada 2203E Banting Research Centre 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9 (613) 957-0931 Fax: (613) 941-6182 kylie_scoggan@hc-sc.gc.ca In Memory of Nick Hidiroglou: It is with great sadness that we write of the sudden passing of our friend and colleague Nick Hidiroglou on July 17, 2010. Nick was the researcher responsible for antioxidants and fat soluble vitamins at the Nutrition Research Division and had been working on analysing vitamin D and markers of bone health for the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study, the Canadian Health Measures Survey and for a survey on Maternal and Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals, among other projects. Nick obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in Nutritional Sciences in 1989 and originally joined Health Canada in 1993 as a Regulatory Toxicologist after working as a postdoctoral fellow in universities in the US as well as at Agriculture Canada. After a few years, he returned to his formal training, joining the Bureau of Nutritional Sciences as a Research Scientist in 1995.

Nick was part of a team dedicated to ensuring that Canadians received the best, most up-to-date information about the food supply. His laboratory played a central role in assessing the vitamin D status of Canadians through its participation in national level surveys. This data is providing much needed information for interpreting the current vitamin D requirements and is being used by the Institute of Medicine in a re-examination of vitamin D recommendations. Dr. Hidiroglou was an accomplished researcher and participated in many collaborative studies within the Nutrition Research Division as well with external partners. As evidence of his successes, he was the author of 60 research papers published in reputable peer-reviewed scientific journals and he represented the Department as a speaker at several international scientific meetings. He regularly corresponded with fellow vitamin D experts in Canada and the US. Nick was a selfless individual, committed to his work and its excellence, who never sought the limelight. His untimely and sudden departure from us is a great loss that is keenly felt, not only by his family but also by his colleagues and friends at Health Canada.

In June 2010, Dr. William Yan was appointed to the position of Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Food Directorate in Health Canada. Dr. Yan obtained his Ph.D. degree in Medical

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From the Regional Correspondents Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from the University of Alberta in 1990. He began his career at Health Canada as a Research Scientist in 1995 in the Food Directorate's Bureau of Microbial Hazards. Dr. Yan has held progressive management responsibilities within Health Canada since 1999. He was Head of the Office of Biotechnology, Food Directorate, from 1999 to 2002, Chief of the Evaluation Division, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, from 2002-2008, Director of the Health Effects Division of the Pest Management Regulatory Agency from 2008-2009, and Assistant Director of our Bureau of Nutritional Sciences since November 2009.

Dr. Stephen Brooks co-chaired a session on Prebiotics, Probiotics in Food, Health, and Disease at the recent International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods held in Bali, Indonesia from October 11-15, 2010. At that session he presented an invited talk entitled: Stimulation of Intestinal Bacteria by Prebiotics: What Culture-Independent Methodologies Have Taught Us, co-authored by M. Kalmokoff, J. Green, F. Matias and K. Abnous.

Health Canada’s Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion is pleased to share with Nutrition Forum de Nutrition readers some of its recent achievements.

• Health Canada, in collaboration with Food & Consumer Products of Canada, has launched the Nutrition Facts Education Campaign. This innovative campaign is designed to help Canadians make healthier food choices by better understanding and using the Nutrition Facts table, particularly the % Daily Value. The campaign includes on-package messages, print and television advertising and an educational Web site: www.healthcanada.gc.ca/dailyvalue • Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) have launched the Eat Well and Be Active Educational Toolkit. This Toolkit is designed to support health and education intermediaries to teach children and adults about healthy lifestyle choices using Canada’s Food Guide and Canada’s Physical Activity Guide. It includes a poster, downloadable activity plans as well as healthy eating and physical activity images and tips, and is available at: www.health.gc.ca/eatwell-beactive.

• Updated surveillance data and methodological information on household food insecurity in Canada has been posted on the Health Canada Web site. The data for this posting are primarily from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) 2007-2008 with a small part drawing on the CCHS 2005. This new section of Health Canada’s Web site will be the hub for credible and up-todate information on household food insecurity measurement in Canada. For more information visit: http://www.hc-

sc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/nutrition/commun/insecurit/indexeng.php.

• A new article has also been posted on the Health Canada Web site summarizing the assessment of Aboriginal peoples’ eating habits and nutrient intakes from food using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004): Eating habits and nutrient intake of Aboriginal adults aged 19-50, living off-reserve in Ontario and the western provinces. For more informationvisit:http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/nutrition/commun/aboriginalaborigene-eng.php.

• Supportive Environments for Learning: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Within Comprehensive School Health was released as a special supplement to the Canadian Journal of Public Health. A collaborative effort among Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Joint Consortium for School Health (JCSH), the supplement can be found on the Canadian Journal for Public Health Web site and is available through visiting Health Canada, PHAC and JCSH Web sites. For more information visit: http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/child-enfant/index-eng.php.

• To help support the implementation of the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations for gestational weight gain, which Health Canada adopted in 2009, Eating Well and Being Active: Towards a Healthy Weight Gain during Pregnancy, a background document for health professionals, has been developed and posted on the Health Canada Web site.

In addition, print and web-based information to help women learn more about healthy weight gain during pregnancy will be available in January 2011. For more information visit: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/prenatal/indexeng.php.

Le Bureau de la Politique et de la Promotion de la Nutrition est heureux de partager avec les lecteurs du Forum de nutrition ses plus récents accomplissements : • Santé Canada en collaboration avec Produits alimentaires et de consommation du Canada ont lancé la campagne d’éducation sur le tableau de la valeur nutritive. Cette campagne innovatrice vise à aider les Canadiennes et les Canadiens à choisir des aliments plus sains grâce à une meilleure compréhension et utilisation du tableau de la valeur nutritive, plus particulièrement le % de la valeur quotidienne. La campagne a plusieurs composantes, notamment des messages sur les emballages, des publicités imprimées et télévisées et un site Web éducatif : www.santecanada.gc.ca/valeurquotidienne.

• Santé Canada et L’Agence de la santé publique du Canada ont lancé la Trousse éducative Mangez bien et soyez

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From the Regional Correspondents actif. Cette Trousse vise à aider les éducateurs et les communicateurs à renseigner les enfants et les adultes sur les choix de vie sains en utilisant le Guide alimentaire canadien et le Guide d'activité physique canadien. La Trousse comprend l’affiche Mangez bien et soyez actif chaque jour, une série de plans d’activités à télécharger ainsi que des images et des messages sur la saine alimentation et l’activité physique. Pour obtenir l’ensemble de la Trousse, visitez : www.sante.gc.ca/mangezbien-soyezactif.

• Des nouvelles données de surveillance sur l’insécurité alimentaire des ménages au Canada ont été affichées sur le site Web de Santé Canada. Les données de ces pages Web sont tirées principalement de l'Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes (ESCC) 20072008 ainsi que l’ESCC 2005. Cette nouvelle section du site Web de Santé Canada sera le point central pour de l’information crédible et à jour concernant la surveillance de l’insécurité alimentaire des ménages au Canada. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez : http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/nutrition/commun/insecurit/indexfra.php.

• Un nouvel article présentant un sommaire des habitudes alimentaires et de l'évaluation de l'apport de nutriments des adultes autochtones utilisant les données de l'Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités, cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004), est maintenant disponible sur le site Web de Santé Canada: Habitudes alimentaires et apports de nutriments des adultes autochtones âgés de 19 à 50 ans qui vivent hors réserve en Ontario et dans les provinces de l’Ouest. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez : http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/nutrition/commun/aboriginalaborigene-fra.php.

• « Environnements favorables à l’apprentissage : La saine alimentation et l’activité physique dans l’approche globale de la santé en milieu scolaire » fut publié dans le cadre d’un supplément spécial de la Revue canadienne de santé publique. Santé Canada, l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada et le Consortium conjoint pour les écoles en santé ont joint leurs efforts pour coordonner et produire ce supplément. Le supplément se trouve dans le site Web de la Revue canadienne de santé publique et peut être obtenu en visitant Santé Canada, l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada ou le Consortium conjoint pour les écoles en santé.

Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez : http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/child-enfant/index-fra.php.

• Afin de favoriser la mise en application des recommandations récemment adoptées (2009), Santé Canada a élaboré le document de référence « Bien manger et être active pour un gain de poids approprié pendant la grossesse »

à l’intention des professionnels de la santé. Ce document peut être consulté et téléchargé à partir des pages Web de Santé Canada. De l’information permettant aux femmes de mieux se renseigner sur le gain de poids santé pendant la grossesse sera diffusée sur le Web et sous forme imprimée en janvier 2011. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/prenatal/ewba-mbsafra.php.

Montreal Region MCG ILL U NIVERSITY: SCHOOL OF D IETETICS AND H UMAN N UTRITION Correspondent: Dr. Stan Kubow School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition MacDonald Campus, McGill University 21,111 Lakeshore Rd. Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9 stan.kubow@mcgill.ca Congratulations to Hope Weiler, who received the Wiebe Visser International Dairy Nutrition Prize at the 2010 World Dairy Summit held in Auckland, New Zealand, November 8-11.

Congratulations to all our graduates in June 2010 and November 2010: M.Sc Thesis Program: Bradley, Tanya (Wykes) “The effect of docosahexaenoic acid on disease progression, inflammatory mediator production, and protein synthesis in guinea pigs with dextran sulphateinduced colitis” Cohen, Tamara (Koski) “Survey of nutrition and physical activity during pregnancy: the SNAP Study” Irwin Kristmanson, Dorian (Koski, Scott) “Interactions among micronutrient status, infection and growth in Panamanian preschool children” Kakpovbia, Voké (Marquis) “Is feeding style associated with dietary intake and nutritional status in Ghanaian children 1-3 years of age?”

Lardeau, Marie-Pierre (Koski, Scott) “Diet and infection as predictors of stunting, iron deficiency and anemia in indigenous Panamanian communities” Pronovost, Amy (Weiler, Egeland) “Vitamin D and bone health

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From the Regional Correspondents in Inuit women 40 years of age and older” Robinson, Jasna (Marquis) “Nutrition education in health services and other determinants of complementary feeding in the Eastern region of Ghana” Sefidbakht, Saghar (Egeland) “Dietary and lifestyle factors of diabetes in Inuit of Canada” Shainhouse, Leah (Egeland) “Eating behaviours and adiposity among teen girls: results of the Montreal mother-daughter study of glucose intolerance” Swinton, Nelda (Gray-Donald, MacDonald) “Symptoms leading to nutritional risk in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients: the importance of nutritional screening in the advanced lung cancer population” Tanase, Corina (Koski, Cockell) “Sodium and Potassium in Canadian total diet Study” Virasith, Helene (Weiler) “Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and iron status in infants of gestational diabetic mothers” M.Sc. Applied Program: Alserri, Dalal (Gray-Donald, Andersen) “A randomized clinical trial on the effect of exercise on resting metabolic rate during weight loss” Baddour, Stephanie (Weiler) “Validity of the Willett food Frequency Questionnaire in Assessing the Iron Intake of FrenchCanadian Pregnant Women” Crocker, Joy (Marquis) “The RIING Study: Maternal weight change in HIV-P and HIV-Ghanaian women” Golob, Andrea (Wykes) “Does increasing parenteral amino acid intake reduce muscle proteolysis in post-operative colorectal surgery patients?”

Miller, Sarah (Marquis) “A manual for the development of a First Nation nutrition resource website” Montpetit, Amy (Koski, Plourde) “Impact of physical activity and energy intake on gestational weight gain, infant birth weight and postpartum weight retention” Ph.D. Program: Barake, Roula (Gray-Donald) “Correlates and consequences of vitamin D status in older people”

Mark, Sean (Gray-Donald) “Vitamin D status and recommendations to improve vitamin D in Canadian youth” Graduate Diploma in R.D. Credentialing: Ciampini, Catherine (Rose) Pronovost, Amy (Rose)

U NIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL Correspondante: Dr. Hélène Delisle Professeur titulaire Département de nutrition Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville Montréal, QC H3C 3J7 Tél: (514) 343-6406 Télécop: (514) 343-7395 helene.delisle@umontreal.ca Dr Émile Levy, professeur au Département et titulaire de la chaire J.A. DeSève de recherche en nutrition de l’Hôpital SteJustine, a organisé les 14 et 15 octobre 2010 le premier symposium de la Chaire, sur le thème : Comprendre et faire face au fardeau de l’obésité ». Le symposium a regroupé des conférenciers nationaux et internationaux de prestige, dont JeanPierre Després et Angelo Tremblay de Québec, Xavier Leverve et Jean-Michel Borys de Paris, Hubert Vidal et Martine Laville de Lyon et Philippe Froguel de Londres. Outre Dr Levy, sont intervenus trois autres professeurs du Département, soit Dr Marie Marquis, Dr Marc Prentki et Dr Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret. Un hommage particulier a été rendu au Dr Jean Davignon à cette occasion.

Dr Marie Marquis, professeur agrégé au Département, est actuellement responsable de deux ambitieux projets de nutrition dans la communauté québécoise. Le projet Offres et pratiques alimentaires revues dans les services de garde du Québec vise à favoriser la création d’environnements alimentaires sains dans les milieux de vie qui exercent une influence directe sur les enfants d’âge préscolaire comme la famille et les services de garde. Le projet, qui touche 106 services de garde du Québec, s’étend de l’Outaouais jusqu’en Gaspésie et de l’Estrie jusqu’aux Laurentides. D’une durée de trois ans, le projet comprend trois publics cibles – responsables de cuisines, éducateurs et parents pour améliorer les techniques, connaissances, attitudes et pratiques entourant l’alimentation des jeunes enfants. Ce projet est financé par la Société de gestion du Fonds pour la promotion des saines habitudes de vie, ainsi que par l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada.

Le second projet dirigé par Dr Marie Marquis, Tout le monde

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From the Regional Correspondents à table, est une initiative d’Extenso rendue possible grâce à l’appui du Fonds pour la promotion des saines habitudes de vie/Québec en forme. Ce projet est la plus importante initiative sur les habitudes alimentaires des jeunes de 0 à 12 ans jamais déployée au Québec. Il se fera en partenariat avec l’Institut du nouveau monde (INM) et l’Association québécoise des centres de la petite enfance (AQCPE). Le coeur du projet consiste à aller à la rencontre des familles québécoises pour savoir comment elles planifient, préparent et partagent leurs repas. Pour la première fois, on s'intéresse aux comportements plutôt qu'au contenu de l'assiette. Les données recueillies serviront notamment aux intervenants en santé publique, aux élus, à l’industrie et aux groupes de consommateurs dans le but de mettre en place des conditions favorables à la saine alimentation.

Dans le cadre du projet Pôle francophone africain sur le double fardeau nutritionnel (www.poleDFN.org) dirigé par Dr H. Delisle et financé par l'Agence canadienne de développement international (l’ACDI), un nouveau programme de maîtrise en nutrition et santé des populations a été mis en place à l’Institut régional de santé publique (IRSP) du Bénin. En outre, un nouveau programme de premier cycle universitaire à vocation régionale pour l’Afrique francophone, la licence professionnelle de nutrition et diététique, verra bientôt le jour à l’Université d’Abomey-Calavi (Bénin). Une école de nutrition a été créée à cette fin à la faculté des sciences de la santé (FSS). Le Recteur de ladite université et le Doyen de la FSS, invités par le projet, ont récemment rendu visite aux autorités universitaires, facultaires et départementales, à l’Université de Montréal. Un cours intensif régional de deux semaines sur la transition nutritionnelle et le double fardeau de la malnutrition était offert à l’IRSP du Bénin en juin dernier et un autre d’une semaine était offert en septembre au Burkina Faso en collaboration avec un des partenaires, l’Institut de recherche en sciences de la santé (IRSS) du Burkina Faso. Ces deux cours, crédités par l’IRSP, étaient ouverts aux professionnels de la santé en exercice comme formation continue.

Dr Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret était en juin dernier promu au rang de professeur agrégé au Département de nutrition. En outre, a reçu le prix du jeune chercheur de la Société canadienne d’endocrinologie et métabolisme (SCEM), lequel lui a été remis en octobre dernier, lors de la réunion annuelle conjointe de la SCEM et de l’Association canadienne du diabète.

Dr Marie Marquis a été nommée en septembre 2010 administratrice faisant office de vice-doyenne à la Faculté des études supérieures et post-doctorales. Nous la félicitons et lui souhaitons bon courage, car cumuler toutes ses tâches ne sera pas facile.

portance est difficilement mesurable et qu’il sera d’ailleurs malaisé de remplacer : Mme Mireille Dubost, M.Sc., chargée de cours, ainsi que Mme Marguerite Desaulniers, M. Sc., responsable de formation clinique.

Depuis le début de l’année 2010, les personnes suivantes ont reçu un diplôme d’études supérieures en nutrition.

M. Sc. recherche ou avec travail dirigé : El Mabchour, Asma. Homocystéine, apports en vitamines B et facteurs de risque cardio-métabolique au Bénin, Afrique. Direction : H. Delisle Emad, Zohreh. Association between fructose consumption and the risk of obesity in Cree adults. Direction: O. Receveur Fréchette, Martin. Utilisation des suppléments alimentaires chez les athlètes d’élite québécois. Direction : M. Ledoux Jacques, Caroline. Rôle de l’apport prénatal en acides gras oméga-3 sur le développement à long terme des fonctions visuelles chez les enfants Inuits. Direction : É. Levy; co-direction : D. St-Amour Labarre, Élisabeth. Mise à jour et Étude de sources de variation des niveaux d’exposition au chlordane, BPC, toxaphène et mercure chez les Inuits de l’Arctique canadien. Direction : O. Receveur; co-direction : L. Chan Maghdessian, Raffi Alexandre. La contamination de la nutrition par l’ascorbyperoxyde perturbe le métabolisme énergétique chez le cochon d’Inde nouveau-né. Direction : J.-C. Lavoie Manolescu, Daniel-Constantin. Niveaux de vitamine A (rétinol et acide rétinoïque) mesurés dans le sang du cordon ombilical et développement rénal des nouveau-nés. Direction : P. Bhat Messier, Virginie. Effets de l’entraînement en résistance sur le gain de poids et l’inflammation chez des femmes postménopausées en surpoids ou obèses. Direction : R. RabasaLhoret Mugabo, Yves. Régulation de la protéine C-réactive vasculaire dans le diabète de type 2. Direction : G. Renier Parnel, Sophie. Relation entre les variables maternelles et l’indice de masse corporelle de l’enfant de plus de 9 ans. Direction : M. Marquis Sima, Aurelia. Analyse cinétique des rétinaldéhydes déshydrogénases recombinantes type 3 et 4 de souris. Direction : P. Bhat; co-direction : S. Mader

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From the Regional Correspondents Ph.D. : Hammana, Imane. Physiopathologie du diabète secondaire à la fibrose kystique. Études transversales et prospectives. Direction : R. Rabasa-Lhoret; co-direction : L. Coderre Leclair, Cédée-Anne. Représentations sociales du diabète chez les jeunes francohpones en milieu scolaire au NouveauBrunswick. Direction : I. Strychar; co-direction : M. Marquis Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais. Transition nutritionnelle et facteurs de risque de maladies cardiovasculaires au Bénin. Étude dans la ville secondaire de Ouidah et sa périphérie rurale. Direction: H. Delisle; co-direction : V. Agueh (Bénin).

Quebec Region: U NIVERSITÉ LAVAL Correspondante: Dr. Hélène Jacques Professeur titulaire Département des sciences des aliments et de la nutrition Université Laval Laval, QC G1K 7P4 (418) 656-2131, poste 3864 FAX: (418) 656-3353 Helene.Jacques@aln.ulaval.ca Grâce au programme Compétitivité Innovation: Conception et développement d'outils d'intervention du Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (MAPAQ), l’Institut sur les nutraceutiques et les aliments fonctionnels (INAF) a mis en branle deux projets innovants visant à mieux valoriser l’expertise disponible à l’INAF au bénéfice du secteur des aliments santé. Le premier consiste à organiser, ici même à Québec, un événement scientifique et commercial international. Conjuguant conférences scientifiques, rencontres d’affaires et exposition d’innovations technologiques, d’ingrédients et de produits nouveaux, l’événement prévu pour 2012 constituera une première en son genre et sera élaboré de façon à devenir un événement de référence dans le domaine. Le second projet permet maintenant à l’INAF de consolider ses interactions avec l’entreprise privée par l’implantation d’une équipe de soutien à l’innovation multidisciplinaire. Par les services à l’industrie offerts par l’INAF, le service de soutien à l’innovation permet aux petites et moyennes entreprises désireuses d’innover dans le secteur des aliments santé et des produits de santé naturels de bénéficier d’un encadrement global incluant la nutrition ainsi que les aspects scientifiques, technologiques et réglementaires. L’aide financière du MAPAQ pour ces deux projets est de 400 000 $ sur trois ans.

Au cours des prochains mois, l’INAF mettra sur pied un nouveau programme de formation intégratif qui permettra aux étudiants sélectionnnés d’acquérir une formation multidisciplinaire enrichie par des stages et des cours intensifs en plus de leur cursus régulier. Le programme intitulé FAST, pour Formation, Aliments Santé et Technologies, est une initiative conjointe de l’INAF et de l’Université du Manitoba. Les étudiants des cycles supérieurs qui s’engageront à rencontrer toutes les exigences du programme auront ainsi la chance d’acquérir des compétences en gestion, réglementation, communication, ainsi que certaines formations scientifiques spécialisées, en plus de réaliser des stages dans des laboratoires de recherche, des industries ou des agences gouvernementales. Ces compétences transversales leur donneront une longueur d’avance sur le marché du travail. Le programme FAST est rendu possible grâce à une subvention de 1,65 M $ du Conseil de recherches en science naturelles et en génie du Canada (CRSNG) dans le cadre du Programme de formation orientée vers la nouveauté, la collaboration et l’expérience en recherche (FONCER).

La première partie des travaux d’agrandissement de l’INAF, débutés l’automne dernier, ont été achevés dans les temps prévus. Les nouveaux espaces abritent désormais les activités des équipes spécialisées en nutrition clinique et nutrigénomique composées de Benoît Lamarche, Simone Lemieux, Hélène Jacques, Charles Couillard, Patrick Couture, Marie-Claude Vohl, Louis Pérusse et Julie Robitaille. Les nouveaux espaces permettent aussi aux équipes de Sylvie Dodin et Véronique Provencher de compléter l’expertise en nutrition par leurs spécialisations en recherche clinique, santé des femmes et étude des comportements alimentaires.

Le Prix Desjardins Sécurité financière 2009-2010 a été attribué par la Fondation des maladies du coeur du Québec à la professeure Simone Lemieux, professeure en nutrition. Ce prix, assorti d'une bourse de 10 000 $, vise à reconnaître le travail de Dr Lemieux concernant la recherche portant sur la prévention et le traitement de l'obésité, du diabète de type 2 et de leurs complications chez la femme.

Caroline Richard, candidate au doctorat en nutrition, s’est méritée la Médaille du Lieutenant Gouverneur du Québec le 21 mai dernier. Ces médailles sont accordées à des candidats dont le dossier académique et l’implication dans le milieu sont remarquables.

Hélène Jacques, professeure en nutrition, travaille actuellement en étroite collaboration avec une équipe norvégienne, The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) relié au Ministère des Pêcheries et Affaires Côtières de la Norvège.

Six chercheurs, dont Hélène Jacques, provenant de la Norvège, du Danemark et du Canada ont obtenu une subven-

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From the Regional Correspondents tion stratégique de plus de l’équivalent de 3 M $ canadiens du Norweigian Research Council pour une période de cinq ans (2010-2014) pour réaliser des recherches sur les protéines marines et la prévention du syndrome métabolique.

Pendant les Jeux olympiques d'hiver 2010 à Vancouver, le projet de recherche de Benoît Lamarche, professeur en nutrition, sur une boisson énergisante aux extraits de petits fruits pour les patineurs de vitesse canadiens a attiré l'attention. Un article a été publié sur le sujet dans le quotidien La Presse le 14 février 2010.

Un article de Véronique Provencher, professeure en nutrition, et Catherine Bégin, professeure en psychologie, a fait l’objet d’un reportage sur le site Passeport Santé. L’étude a comparé le comportement de femmes participant au programme Choisir de maigrir? à d’autres faisant simplement partie d’un groupe de soutien social. Selon les auteures, la présence d’un nutritionniste, d’un intervenant psychosocial et d’un spécialiste en activité physique, dans le programme Choisir de maigrir? diminue le risque de transmission de fausses croyances sur l’alimentation et le poids.

Maritime Region Correspondent: Dr. Laurie Wadsworth Department of Human Nutrition St. Francis Xavier University Box 5000, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 (902) 867-2190 Fax: (902) 867-2389 lwadswor@juliet.stfx.ca

U NIVERSITY OF PRINCE E DWARD I SLAND Jennifer Taylor and Kathy Gottschall-Pass were promoted to professor.

Carolanne Nelson received new funding from the Canadian Celiac Association to study the prevalence of celiac disease and associated nutritional concerns in PEI. She also was invited to present at the 7th annual Natural Health Products Research Society Conference on the topic Celiac Disease in PEI: An Epidemic in Our Own Backyard?

A BSc (Kinesiology) program has been approved and will accept students in September 2011. This program will reside in the Department of Family & Nutritional Sciences and allow for teaching and research collaborations between the disciplines.

Dr Dany MacDonald has joined the department as the first hire for this program. The department will be conducting additional hires over the next couple of years.

Kathy Gottschall-Pass has been re-appointed as Chair of the Department of Family & Nutritional Sciences for a three year term.

The Department of Family & Nutritional Sciences will be moving into a new Health Sciences building in the fall of 2011.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER U NIVERSITY New faculty members were welcomed by the Department of Human Nutrition this past summer. Jennifer Jamieson was hired into a tenure-track position. She brings expertise in the nutritional sciences area to the department. Billie Jan Hermosura joined the department as the Integrated Dietetic Internship coordinator. She also carries responsibility for the Cooperative Education program for the department and will teach two courses. Silvia Fleuren was hired on a limited term contract.

She will teach courses during the 2010-2011 academic term to provide course relief for research and sabbatical replacement. Christine Johnson returned from a one-year maternity leave.

The Department held a professional development event for internship preceptors October 21, 2010. “It starts with us: empowering ourselves…” consisted of two main workshop components. In the morning, “… to foster behaviour change in others” provided participants with the opportunity to explore motivational interviewing techniques. The afternoon session, “… through building competence” involved an update and application of the Partnership for Dietetic Education and Practice (PDEP) competencies to internship evaluation.

At the May convocation, seven Honours students received their degrees. Theses included: Andrea Glenn, “The relationship between calcium intake, body fat and resting metabolic rate in students attending St. Francis Xavier University” (Advisor: P. Mazier) Brock Williams, “The knowledge, perceptions and consumption of whole grains in students at St. Francis Xavier University” (Advisor: P. Mazier) Michelle Pereyma, “Consuming Sex and the City: Food, confession, and metaphor” (Advisor: L.A. Wadsworth) Carrie Terrio, “A content analysis of the food-related incidents portrayed on YTV children’s Saturday morning television” (Advisor: L. A. Wadsworth) Anisa Loewen, “The effect of phenolic acid molecular structure on the antioxidant activity of ITS complexes with BSA” (Advisor: M. Naczk)

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From the Regional Correspondents Mary Cranmer-Byng, “Scavenging of the DPPH free radical by phenolic acids as affected by their interactions with BSZ” (Advisor: M. Naczk) Britney Benoit, “The relationship between breakfast consumption and risk factors for chronic disease in adult health care workers in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia” (Advisor: D. Gillis)

Newfoundland and Labrador Region M EMORIAL U NIVERSITY Correspondent: Dr. Sukhinder Kaur Cheema Department of Biochemistry, BT 3012 Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NF, Canada A1B 3X9 (709) 737-3987 Fax: (709) 737-2422 skaur@morgan.ucs.mun.ca Memorial University has its first cohort of students in the new Masters of Public Health (Nutrition/Dietetics stream), offered through the Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine.

Drs. Sukhinder Cheema, Robert Bertolo and Janet Brunton were invited to give talks at the 15th World Congress of Clinical Nutrition Annual Conference, Ain Sukhna, Egypt, Sep-

tember 2010. Their talks were entitled, “A novel role of PPARγ in metabolic syndrome and fatty liver”, “Small birth weight with early catch-up growth programs visceral adiposity and biomarkers of adult diseases in a Yucatan miniature pig model", and “Profound early intestinal adaptive responses in a new neonatal piglet model of short bowel syndrome" respectively.

Dr. Brunton was the winner of best presentation in the session on “Promoting the function of the gut throughout the life cycle through dietary management and hygienic conditions”.

Dr. Bertolo was also invited to give a talk on “Early Nutrition and Long-term Consequences on Health: The Power of Micronutrients" for SIAL Canada (international tradeshow dedicated to North American food industry professionals), Montreal, QC, April 2010.

Dr. Kanta Chechi, a PhD student in Dr. Cheema’s laboratory, successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Dietary fat intake during pre- and post-weaning time period and its association with the onset of cardiovascular disease in the offspring”.

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