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
Oct 29, 2024
The University of Toronto’s eighth annual Food as Medicine Update will run on November 1, featuring local and international experts sharing new research — including Harvard nutritional psychiatrist Uma Naidoo.
Oct 16, 2024
A recent survey by researchers at the Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition has provided the first in-depth view of lactation and food support in a long-running national prenatal program, which serves families facing social and economic challenges.
May 29, 2024
Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition experts comment on $1 billion in new funding for a national school food program.
Director's Welcome
Upcoming Events
Oct 7
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Nov 18
Paediatric Obesity Management Core Competency Series
11:00am - 2:00pm
Nov
1
Food as Medicine 2024 Update - Nutrition from Womb to Tomb: Healthy Beginnings to Vibrant Endings
8:00am - 4:30pm
Nov
7
Department of Nutritional Sciences Research Day & Edna Park Lecture
9:30am - 7:30pm
Nov
14
Lawson 2024 Microbiome Seminar Series
2:00pm - 3:30pm