This fall’s Temerty Medicine Community Connection (TMCC) event will centre the experiences of Black community members at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine and partner hospitals.

The conventional wisdom about opting for lower-fat dairy may not be the best health advice after all, a new study finds.

Poop. It’s not a topic that comes up in polite conversation but there’s gold in what we can learn from it for health.

YouTube video by U of T Department of Nutritional Sciences

Tame on the surface, more underneath

The Portfolio Diet is a lesser-known but powerful regimen that has been clinically proven to significantly reduce cholesterol

This study examines whether nonmedically indicated hospital formula supplementation of term-born breastfed newborns is associated with neighborhood socioeconomic status and/or maternal race.

Now that the new year has started, many Canadians are working on their resolutions to be healthier. That could mean hitting the gym more, seeking therapy or watching what they eat. The latter in parti...

In Canada, about 2% of infants born are very preterm, meaning before 32 weeks and weighing less than 1500 grams, or 3.3 pounds. These preterm infants often face significant health challenges, including difficulty gaining weight and fighting infections.

Healthy diet plays an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the second leading cause of death in Canada. In 2019, Health Canada released an updated Canada’s Food G...

Canada Research Chairs program will support

Program Schedule9:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Research Day4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Alumni arrival and networking5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Laura Pasut Memorial Award Tribute and Award Ceremony5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Edna Park Lecture by Catherine Field with Q&A

Glucocorticoids (GC) are a group of steroid hormones that affect white adipose tissue (WAT) lipogenesis (biosynthesis of triglycerides) and lipolysis (hydrolysis of triglycerides). At the cellular lev...

imageimageAcute exogenous acyl-GIP administration promotes brown adipose tissue (BAT) lipid uptake during lipid tolerance tests, augmenting whole-body lipid handling and increases whole-body fatty aci...

Young females have higher circulating docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels than males, though the metabolic basis remains incompletely understood. Building on previous findings demonstrating higher hepat...

Stimulating a receptor in adipocytes enhanced energy expenditure and caused sustained weight loss in mice, offering targets to treat obesity and metabolic diseases.