David W.L. Ma

Professor, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences; Director, Guelph Family Health Study

[HHNS at UofG @UofG_HHNS]

📢RAHBIKA ASHRAF EARNS AWARD!
🏅Canadian Cancer Society PhD Award
🔬For Omega-3 Research in Breast Cancer Prevention
🔎https://t.co/VaBxy6JGs0

🎓Rahbika Ashraf, PhD Candidate @UofG_HHNS
🥼Dr David Ma's Lab, https://t.co/OFlRNbRhet #UofG
🍏Guelph Family Health Study @UofGResearch

[Lori Vallis @UGuelphGaitLab]

Last day of the #ICAMPAM2024 conference in Rennes, France today. Congratulations to PhD Candidate Hannah Coyle-Asbil, who won the 2024 ICAMPAM Best Poster Award for her study examining the links b/w child and parent sleep as part of the @uofg Guelph Family Health Study 🎉

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Congrats to Dr. Alison Duncan, newest CNS Fellow, UofG HHNS. @UofG_HHNS #CNS24AB

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Congrats to Jianzhang Dong, UofG HHNS, recipient of Gordon Mutch abstract award in diabetes research! @UofG_HHNS #CNS24AB

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Congrats to Cody Lust, UofG HHNS, 1st place student oral competition 2024 Annual Conference! @UofG_HHNS #CNS24AB

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Congrats to Cody Lust for an excellent presentation in the student oral competetition at the 2024 CNS conference. Wonderful ambassador for UofG! @UofG_HHNS #CNS24AB

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#CNS24AB Wow! Full house to start the formal meeting!

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#CNS24AB the evidence for CGM adoption by public driven by interest in health and wellness. Real time feedback in blood glucose motivated change in study participants. Mindfulness and behaviour change.

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#CNS24AB breakfast session on glycemic insights. Great talk by Dr. Abrahams. Adoption of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) growing in healthy populations (ie athletes). Another tool for personalized nutrition and metabolic health monitoring.

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#CNS24AB low glycemic diets can be achieved by fibre including plant based foods like pulses

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#CNS24AB Postprandial glucose and hyperglycemia can be effectively addressed by low glycemic diets leading to reduced diabetes indicidence and CVD events. Just as effective as drugs.

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#CNS24AB attending the breakfast session on glycemic burden. Great talk by Dr. Sievenpiper. Postprandial hyperglycemia is earliest biomarker of type 2 diabetes.

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Learning about the revolutionary AI future. Suggested summer reading list. #CNS24AB

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Beautiful start to 2024 CNS conference in Edmonton #CNS24AB

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Excited to be attending the 2024 CNS annual conference. #CNS24AB Beginning with the Food for health preconference on AI in Food & Nutrition and Health: Technologies, Use, Opportunities and Challenges

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@CNS_SCN #Them24 Important to recognize that sugar as a nutrient is important, but need to remember to consider other nutrients of the whole food i.e. fibre, glycemic index, total calories

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@CNS_SCN #Them24 Great first segment introducing definitions of sugar and non nutritive sweeteners, policies and global initiatives to better manage sugar intake. Sugars from natural sources, fruits and veg is good. Excess sugar contributing to excess calories needs attention.

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@CNS_SCN #Them24 exciting program today, Advances in Research & Practice in Non Nutritive Sweeteners & Health

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Excited to be attending the 2024 CNS thematic conference, #Them24

[The Canadian Nutrition Society @CNS_SCN]

⭐️ Dive into Episode 10 of Nutrition Conversations! 🎙️ Featuring Dr. Richard Bazinet, PhD & guest host @DavidWLMa. Learn about the crucial role of Omega-3 and DHA in brain health across the lifespan.

🎧 Listen Now: https://t.co/C7B753iO9j