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U of T researchers share $9 million in new funding

Sep 3 / 2019
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Heart-Health Effects of Soy Consistent Over Time, U of T Meta-Study Finds

Jun 27 / 2019
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Canadian Food and Beverage Companies Get Mixed Grades on Nutrition Goals: U of T Report

Mar 20 / 2019
Professor Mary L’Abbé Appointed to Order of Canada

Professor Mary L’Abbé Appointed to Order of Canada

Feb 13 / 2019

Risk Factors for Food Insecurity Include Income Supports, Province/Territory, and Indigenous Status, Study Shows

Professor Valerie Tarasuk
Jan 30 / 2019

Sharing Science in Africa: Fats and the Child Brain

https://medicine.utoronto.ca/news/sharing-science-africa-fats-and-child-brain Ghana will soon adopt new standards on food and nutritional products for children, and the coming guideline on dietary fats for infants will be informed in part by a University of Toronto researcher.
Oct 22 / 2018

Portfolio Diet Lowers Many Risk Factors for Heart Disease

https://medicine.utoronto.ca/news/portfolio-diet-lowers-many-risk-factors-heart-disease
Jul 27 / 2018

Child Health Protection Act Just the Start of Healthier Food Environments for Kids

Professor Mary L'Abbé authored a column for the Toronto Star on Bill S-228, new federal legislation that will limit food and beverage marketing to Canadian children under the age of 13.  Read Prof. L'Abbé's piece here .
Jul 16 / 2018