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 19, 2024
Matt Orava is a family physician in Barrie and fellow at the Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition. He spoke with Temerty Medicine about his research and a data-driven health promotion project that aims for better nutrition and more activity among children in high-need neighbourhoods.
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.
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