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
May 29, 2024
Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition experts comment on $1 billion in new funding for a national school food program.
Mar 4, 2024
Joannah and Brian Lawson are among 11 people who will receive honorary degrees from the University of Toronto this year and will address graduating students at convocation ceremonies in the spring or fall.
Jan 29, 2024
Researchers in Toronto detected antibodies in breastmilk from roughly half of the people in a COVID-19 positive cohort but less than 5 per cent of routine milk bank donors, who did not have any known exposures to COVID-19.
Director's Welcome
Upcoming Events
Sep 30
–
Oct 2
Precision Child Health: From Technology to Translation
8:00am - 5:30pm
Oct
24 – 25
AFHTO 2024 Conference "Better Outcomes Together: Empowering Teams for Patient-Centered Care"
ALL DAY
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