Hope A. Weiler is a Canadian nutritionist and associate professor in the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at the McGill University Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Hope Weiler | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Guelph McMaster University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nutrition |
| Institutions | McGill University |
She holds a B.A.Sc. in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Guelph and a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, Cell Biology and Metabolism, from McMaster University. As of 2018, she is a Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Nutrition and Health Across the Lifespan at McGill University.[1][2] Her research specialty is the prevention of osteoporosis.[1][3]
Her work includes research on childhood obesity. Based on results from a 2012 study, she suggested that activities to build a child's muscle mass are more important than diets targeted toward weight loss.[4] She has also studied the effect of dietary supplements such as Vitamin D to enhance muscle growth in infants and toddlers.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hope Weiler". gc.ca. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ "Hope A. Weiler". McGill University. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Greenaway, Kathryn (17 February 2015). "Teens needed for dairy study at Macdonald College". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Newsmaker: Professor Hope Weiler is studying childhood obesity". CTV Montreal. March 29, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
She and her group are seeking to prevent overweight children from growing into overweight adults, however she is not putting children on a diet. "Being active, growing strong muscles and strong bones would be a really big asset for children today,"said Weiler.
- ^ "Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development". Food and Behaviour Research. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Vitamin D May Encourage Muscle Mass Development in Toddlers". Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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