The Joannah & Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition connects scholars, health practitioners, patients and knowledge resources to improve the nutrition of children, in Canada and around the world.
We are a network of researchers and educators affiliated with the University of Toronto, working toward better lifelong health through reduced child overweight, obesity, malnutrition and chronic disease.
News
Dec 16, 2025
A new and flexible education program in child nutrition is providing up-to-date scientific evidence and practical guidance for health-care providers, enabling them to effectively address the challenging nutritional issues they see in their paediatric patients.
Oct 30, 2025
The University of Toronto’s Food as Medicine Update, a continuing education symposium for health-care providers, will run on November 13 with a focus on obesity.
Oct 22, 2025
University of Toronto Professors Mary L’Abbé and Bernard Zinman have been inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame for 2026.
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