Past CFDR

Funded Research

2022 Successful Research Teams

Carla Prado and Katherine Ford, University of Alberta

Nutrition Knowledge as a Determinant of Food Choices in Individuals with Newly Diagnosed Cancer

Claire Tugault-Lafleur and Jess Haines, University of Ottawa

Better Lunch Boxes: Testing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Impact of a Family-Based Intervention to Support Nutritious Home-PackedLunches

Jessica Wegener, Liesel Carlsson, and Tracy Everitt, Ryerson University, Acadia University, St. Francis Xavier University

Sustainability in Dietetics Education, Training & Practice in Canada

2021 Successful Research Teams

Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Universite Laval, Quebec City, Quebec

Plant-based Dietary Patterns and Coronary Artery Calcification in Adults with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Shannan Melissa Grant and Philip Joy, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Exploring Registered Dietitians’ Perception, Knowledge of, and Experience with Implementation of Weight-Related Evidence within the Nutrition Care Process

Andrea Buchholz and Anisha Mahajan, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

Examining Longitudinal Associations Between Dietary Sugar and Anthropometric Measures among Young Children in the Guelph Family Health Study

Ahmed El-Sohemy and Matineh Rastegar Panah, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Association Between Nutrition, Biomarkers and Genetics on Male Fertility

Kevan Jacobson and Jessica Pirnak, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

Development of a Self-Management App for Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Sophie Desroches, Universite Laval, Quebec City, Quebec

Informing Evidence-Based Practice in Nutritional Genomics: an Educational Needs Assessment of Dietitians and Development of an Evidence Summary Prototype

Publications of CFDR-Funded Research

Experiences and Perceived Outcomes of Low-Income Adults During and After Participating in the British Columbia Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study

Caron-Roy, S., Lee, Y.Y., Sayed, S.A., Lashewicz, B., Milaney, K., Dunn, S., O’Hara, H., Leblanc, P., Prowse, R.J.L., Fournier, B., Raine, K.D., Elliott, C., & Olstad, D.L. (2022). J Acad Nutr Diet, 28, S2212-2672(22)00172-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2022.03.016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35358717.

Evaluation of Nutritional, Inflammatory, and Fatty Acid Status in Patients with Gastric and Colorectal Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy

Gabrielson, D.K., Brezden-Masley, C., Keith, M., Bazinet, R.P., Sykes, J., & Darling, P.B. (2021). Nutr Cancer, 73(3), 420-432. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2020.1756351. Epub 2020 Apr 28. PMID: 32340493.

The Impact of a Web-Based Mindfulness, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Platform on the Health Status of First-Year University Students: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Trottier, C.F., Lieffers, J.R.L., Johnson, S.T., Mota J.F., Gill, R.K., & Prado, C.M. (2021). JMIR Res Protoc, 10(3), e24534. doi: 10.2196/24534. PMID: 33688844; PMCID: PMC7991982

Appetite for change? Facilitators and barriers to nutrition guideline implementation in Canadian recreational facilities

Kirk, S.F.L., Olstad, D.L., McIsaac, J.D., Prowse, R.J.L., Caswell, S., Hanning, R., Raine, K.D., Mâsse, L.C., & Naylor, P.J. (2021). Health Promot Int, 36(6), 1672-1682. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daab017 PMID: 33615376.

A two-component pictured-based appetite assessment tool is capable of detecting appetite sensations in younger children: A pilot study

Triador, L., Colin-Ramirez, E., Mackenzie, M.L., Tomaszewski, E., Shah, K., Gulayets, H., Field, C.J., Mager, D.R., & Haqq, A.M. (2021). Nutr Res, 89, 45-55. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Mar 20. PMID: 33894660.

A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Randomized Control Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Pure Prairie Living Program in Type 2 Diabetes Participants.

Archundia-Herrera, M.C., Subhan, F.B., Sakowsky, C., Watkins, K., & Chan, C.B. (2020). Healthcare (Basel), 8(2), 153. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8020153. PMID: 32503294; PMCID: PMC7349566.

Experiences with and Perception of a Web-Based Mindfulness, Nutrition, and Fitness Platform Reported by First-Year University Students: A Qualitative Study

Lieffers, J.R.L., Quintanilha, M., Trottier, C.F., Johnson, S.T., Mota, J.F., & Prado, C.M. (2021). J Acad Nutr Diet, 121(12), 2409-2418.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2021.04.019. Epub 2021 Jun 10. PMID: 34119458

Exploring Relationships of Sleep Duration with Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors among Canadian University Students.

Papaconstantinou, E., Quick, V., Vogel, E., Coffey, S., Miller, A., & Zitzelsberger, H. (2020). Clocks Sleep, 2(2), 194-207. doi: 10.3390/clockssleep2020016. PMID: 33089200; PMCID: PMC7445828.

Evaluation of Nutritional, Inflammatory, and Fatty Acid Status in Patients with Gastric and Colorectal Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy

Gabrielson, D.K., Brezden-Masley, C., Keith, M., Bazinet, R.P., Sykes, J., & Darling, P.B. (2021). Nutr Cancer, 73(3), 420-432. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2020.1756351. Epub 2020 Apr 28. PMID: 32340493.

Fruit and Vegetable Lesson Plan Pilot Intervention for Grade 5 Students from Southwestern Ontario.

Woodruff, S.J., Beckford, C., & Segave, S. (2020). Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(22), 8422. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228422. PMID: 33203027; PMCID: PMC7697685