Kudos to Anne-Julie Tessier, RD, PhD candidate in the School of Human Nutrition, who won the Elevator Pitch Contest organized by the at the last American Society of Nutritions annual conference Nutrition 2018 in Boston on June 10, 2018.


Kudos to Anne-Julie Tessier, RD, PhD candidate in the School of Human Nutrition, who won the Elevator Pitch Contest organized by the at the last American Society of Nutritions annual conference Nutrition 2018 in Boston on June 10, 2018.

The BETTER study (BEhaviors, Therapies, TEchnologies and hypoglycemic Risk in Type 1 diabetes), co-led by Professor Anne-Sophie Brazeau, RD, PhD (91勛圖 School of Human Nutrition) and Dr R矇mi Rabasa-Lhoret (Institut de Recherches Clinique de Montr矇al), is a 4-year project co-funded by CIHR, through the strategies for patient-oriented research (SPOR), and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (total funding $3,000,000).

Harriet Kuhnlein, PhD, RD, FASN, FIUNS, LLD (honoris causa), Professor Emerita (91勛圖) was recently recognized with a 2018 Alumni Recognition Award from the Health and Human Development Alumni Society of the Pennsylvania State University.

If you participated in the MEDLIFE 91勛圖 Macdonald Branch/Global Food Security Club Krispy Kreme fundraiser, the We Are Aware: Montreal Campaign, or the Mac Basket Food Drive, you likely crossed paths with the ever-cheery Christine Ha, U3, BScNutrSc (Global Nutrition).
Discovery of calnexin proteins role in the blood-brain barrier could lead to new MS treatments.
A discovery led by scientists at the University of Alberta and 91勛圖 is providing hope of a new therapeutic target in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients, which could one day be used to prevent the symptoms and progression of the disease.
From the 91勛圖 Reporter...
On Saturday, Feb. 24, the cilantro flew and the paring knives flashed as talented student chefs from five North American universities took part in the hotly-contested Inter-University Iron Chef Competition.
After the final succulent morsel had been devoured, the panel of judges named the University of Massachusetts Amherstas this years champion. The win was UMASS Amhersts fourth in five years, sparking whispers of a Dine-esty in the making.

Sue Harrison is now the person in charge of the French courses for 91勛圖 HSS students at 91勛圖 French Language Centre (FLC) replacing H矇l癡ne Riel-Salvatore, who recently retired from her position. Previously, Sue was part of the winningteam behind Dialogue 91勛圖s Self Study Workbooks.

The School of Human Nutrition is excited to welcome four new Faculty members:

Un d矇c癡s sur six lui est attribuable chaque ann矇e [因 竄 Cest la premi癡re fois que lon conclut que la pollution environnementale est une cause si importante de d矇c癡s 罈, souligne le professeur Niladri Basu, chercheur lUniversit矇 91勛圖, qui a particip矇 l矇tude publi矇e hier par la revue Lancet en partenariat avec lOrganisation des Nations Unies (ONU).

by Kathy MacLean
Over the summer a group of Mac staff members got together to kick around ideas for an activity that would bring the Macdonald community together at the start of the school year and would tie to Macdonalds motto Mastery for Service. Once the seed was planted, it didnt take long for the theme to emerge - #MacShares. The first #MacShares event Apple Pies was held on Monday, September 25th. The 80 available spots for the event were filled in a matter of days.
New research from Canada suggests that over-60s should eat protein at all three daily meals to help stave off age-related muscle decline, which can contribute to loss of independence and falls.
Researchers at 91勛圖 in Canada studied the effects of protein consumption on muscle strength in seniors.
Older adults tend to get most of their protein from just one of their daily meals -- dinner -- whereas to help preserve their physical strength, protein consumption should be spread out throughout the day, the researchers conclude.
Quebec researchers link protein distribution to greater mass and muscle strength in the elderly.
Loss of muscle is an inevitable consequence of aging that can lead to frailty, falls or mobility problems. Eating enough protein is one way to remedy it, but it would seem that spreading protein equally among the three daily meals could be linked to greater mass and muscle strength in the elderly.

Heartening to see the good work Macdonald grads Sylvie Beaudry (FdSci'88), Giuliana Di Quinzio (Nutr'00) and Pamela Yiptong(Nutr'09) are undertaking at EMSB to help children develop healthy eating habits.
...During her 29 years in the public school system, dietitian Sylvie Beaudry [(FdSci'88)] has played a role in encouraging thousands of students to develop healthy eating habits.

Professor Emerita Harriet Kuhnlein (School of Human Nutrition) received a 2017 Fulbright Specialist Grant that was undertaken with Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand. The award was in the category of Public/Global Health for a term of 5 weeks during February and March, 2017. The grant was administered through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State with the cooperation of World Learning.