Dr. Meghan Azad News Archive
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$9.7M investment in innovative health research
January 26, 2018 —
Manitoba researchers receive funding to study mental health, multiple sclerosis, Indigenous health, and more
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Artificial sweeteners linked to risk of long-term weight gain, heart disease and other health issues
July 17, 2017 —
Researchers from George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation conducted a systematic review
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Vogue: 4 Surprising Foods That Affect Your Baby During and After Pregnancy
May 17, 2016 —
U of M's Meghan Azad talks about artificial sweetners
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Artificially sweetened beverages consumed in pregnancy linked to increased weight gain in infants
May 9, 2016 —
Obesity may be rooted in early life with more than 20 per cent of preschool children classified as overweight
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New research links infant wheezing to long-term health
February 8, 2016 —
Specific patterns of wheezing were associated with decreased lung function and increased risk of asthma by age 15