Canadian Foundation For Dietetic Research Announces 8 Grants To Support Nutrition Research

Main Category: Nutrition / Diet
Article Date: 13 Jun 2008 - 5:00 PDT

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In the cluttered world of excessive - and sometime conflicting - nutrition information, how can Canadians decide on the best nutrition plan for optimum health? The best way, according to the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (CFDR) is to make decisions based on sound scientific evidence.

CFDR announced the grant recipients in its 2008 research grants competition. Eight grants, totaling more than $95,000 were awarded to researchers who will study diverse nutrition and dietetic issues.

"The research projects we're funding this year will build our understanding on how to help people fight disease, manage their weight, and promote health through good nutrition practices," says Mary Sue Waisman, PDt, MSc, President of CFDR. "The research topics cover a wide range of issues including infant growth, vitamin D and the elderly, chronic kidney disease and food insecurity among people in remote communities. These research projects will answer important questions that will contribute to thousands of Canadians living healthier lives."

The 8 projects approved for funding are:

Validation of a Preterm Growth Chart for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit- Principal Investigators Tanis Fenton MHSc, RD, PhD, Alberta Children's Hospital; Roseann Nasser MSc, RD, CNSD, Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region; Reg Suave, MD, University of Calgary; Deborah O'Connor PhD, RD, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Denise Bilan BSc, RD, Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region; and Jill Marie Spense, BSc, RD, Calgary Health Region.

Sleeping habits of people involved in a weight loss program: prevalence and association with weight loss success - Principal Investigator Paula Brauer PhD, RD, University of Guelph.

A retrospective review of feeding practices in the ICU after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair - Principal Investigator Melanie Ksienski BSc (Hons), RD, Calgary Health Region.

Vitamin D intake, status and their link to health in veterans living in long-term care facilities - Principal Investigator Isabelle Germain, PhD (c), MSc, RD, McGill University, Quebec. Intensive patient education using the Phosphorus Point System © tool to improve serum phosphorus levels in patients with chronic kidney disease - Principal Investigator Carol Huang RD, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto.

Development of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Toddlers in Low German Speaking Mennonite from Mexico Communities in Southern Ontario - Janis Randall Simpson PhD, RD, University of Guelph.

Perceptions of Food Insecurity and Coping Strategies of First Nation People Living in an On-Reserve Remote Community in the Mushkegowuk Territory - Kelly Skinner, MSc, MPH, PhD (c), University of Waterloo.

The Impact of High Milk Product Intake during Weight Loss on Markers of Insulin Resistance - Kim Wagner Jones, MSc (c), University of Calgary.

Information about the research projects, all of which will be completed within the next two years, will be posted by August 15 to CFDR's on-line research database, CINDAR (Canadian Inventory of Nutrition and Dietetic Association Research) at http://www.dietitians.ca/cindar/index.asp.

The Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (CFDR) was created in 1991 by Dietitians of Canada to support applied nutrition and dietetic research. Thanks to the generous support of corporate donors and individual members of Dietitians of Canada, CFDR has awarded research grants annually since 1993. To date, CFDR has funded 86 research teams across the country, awarding more than $1,005,000 in grants.

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