CHILD Cohort Study

Research study following 3400+ Canadian children to understand how genetics, environment, and lifestyle influence health outcomes. 👶🔬🧬📚

[CHILD Cohort Study @CHILDSTUDY]

New CHILD research in @CellReports by Darlene Dai, Charisse Petersen, @TurveyLab et al. suggests #breastfeeding 🤱may reduce socioeconomic-based differences in children’s chronic disease risk by influencing the infant gut #microbiome 💩@BCCHresearch

More: https://t.co/uW87xtt6jv

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What happens at the 16-year CHILD visit?🤔
Co-created with CHILD youth and parents, this video highlights what to expect and why it matters.

💡New: a stronger focus on mental health – because youth asked for it, and well-being matters!

🎥Watch now: https://t.co/oK8ZGKjYBS

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What external factors might lead one child to eat more ultraprocessed foods 🍔🧃than another? According to CHILD research, characteristics of a child’s family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦& built environment 🏪 can play a role.
@Nature @KozetaMiliku #UofT #Nutrition
Read more: https://t.co/F11yGfmH6d

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Drinking whole cow’s milk 🐮 🥛 in early childhood may be linked to lower obesity risk in later childhood, according to new CHILD research led by @KozetaMiliku, Tara Zeitoun & Zheng Hao Chen in @AJCNutrition

@UofT #DOHaD #obesity #nutrition

More: https://t.co/Qz7Eyy6RPG

[CHILD Cohort Study @CHILDSTUDY]

Meet Charisse! 👋
💡 Fun Fact: She is an avid gardener! 🌱
🔬 Research focus: Decoding the secret conversations between immune cells & microbes.🦠
�� Excited about: Launching the revitalized 16-year CHILD visits.

Get to know Charisse better: https://t.co/lUGgMwPs2v

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For the 16-year visit, CHILD participants receive an ŌURA Ring—a smart ring that tracks sleep, stress, activity, and more in real time.

Participants can explore their own data and securely upload it to CHILD using their preferred device.

Learn more: https://t.co/LiuBm3tL8c

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CHILD’s 16-year visits are better than ever: fewer questionnaires, more benefits for participating, & a very cool wearable (an Oura ring)!

Learn more: https://t.co/WytdZq3uX1

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Thanks to the amazing commitment of CHILD families, the 13-year data & samples we collected will empower more insights into child & adolescent health.

Learn more: https://t.co/hQ7cCbqwkF

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This #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the incredible women who make the CHILD Cohort Study possible.💜

From the thousands of moms who joined the study during pregnancy to the women scientists and staff powering the research—thank you for helping move science forward. 👩‍👧‍👦👩‍🔬🔬

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It’s great to see you again! We are so happy to be welcoming CHILD families already for the 16-year round of Study data collection—including Naomi in Winnipeg!

Read more: https://t.co/hQ7cCbqwkF

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Kids who eat fewer ultraprocessed foods as toddlers may have better #MentalHealth in later childhood, according to new CHILD research led by @KozetaMiliku @MeaghanKavanag1 in @JAMANetworkOpen

@UofT @McMasterU #DOHaD #NutritionMonth
More: https://t.co/jPhuNVZcf8

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Thanks again CHILD families—including Edric and his sisters Elowen & Ophelia in Winnipeg, pictured here—for keeping the Study going by participating in our 13-year visits.

Read more: https://t.co/hQ7cCbpYv7

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Great new CHILD research by our Clinical Science Officer @KozetaMiliku @UofT & her team linking child nutrition & #MentalHealth. #NutritionMonth
https://t.co/jPhuNVZcf8

[Meaghan Kavanagh MSc PhD @MeaghanKavanag1]

📢 New from @KozetaMiliku's lab: ⬆️ UPFs are associated with ⬆️ reported behavioural challenges in 🇨🇦 kids.

Our findings are a starting point for more research on UPFs and child behaviour 🍽️🧠

🔗https://t.co/Eslqi5Iq4J

Thanks to Howard (Zheng) Chen &
@CHILDSTUDY

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CHILD is delighted to announce that the 16-year round of Study data collection has begun! We are looking forward to seeing our wonderful families soon.

Learn all about this round of visits here:
https://t.co/WytdZq2X7t

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Many chronic diseases begin before birth. The CHILD Cohort Study follows families since pregnancy to uncover early drivers of disease and ways to prevent them.

Explore our findings:
🔗 https://t.co/qjuxT10eij

Researcher? Check out our database:
🔗 https://t.co/w14lzu2ozP

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We are so grateful to all CHILD families for showing up again & taking part in the 13-year round of data collection. The final visit was on 19 December 2025. The data collected will start fuelling research by late 2026.

https://t.co/hQ7cCbqwkF

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🧠 #Psychology helps us understand how early-life experiences shape #mentalhealth across childhood and adolescence. Through long-term research and partnership with youth and families, the CHILD Cohort Study helps inform prevention, care, and healthier futures.

#PsychologyMonth

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Breastfeeding is good for all babies, but CHILD research in @FrontPubHealth finds a stronger link between breastfeeding & improved child behavior scores among children in lower socioeconomic households
@SarahTurner11 @MeghanAzad @umanitoba @CHRIManitoba

https://t.co/oyvCv88BtB

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Mom's stress when pregnant may influence her child's later mental health by affecting the development of the child's gut microbiome, CHILD researchers found. Read about it in @BrainBehavImm @UBC @UBCPsych @ubcmsl @FinlayLab @ubcdaslab @WomensResearch

https://t.co/sDQUY7lKPj

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Thank you @CIHR_IRSC! CHILD was built on a CIHR foundation & many CHILD research projects have been CIHR funded. We’re grateful for the years of support & proud that CHILD has been highlighted by @CIHR_IHDCYH as an Institute accomplishment.

More: https://t.co/eTsqrOuHjI