Human Nutritional Sciences News Archive

June 24, 2020 — 
Meet some of the incredible members of the University of Manitoba’s class of 2020. As students, these graduands embraced opportunities available to them outside the classroom – from international exchanges to undergraduate research – that broadened their horizons and helped them to find their passions.

September 4, 2019 — 
Maureen Cooper, a 4th year student in the Human Nutritional Sciences (dietetics preparation) program, chose to study nutrition because she was interested in how food can heal the body

October 4, 2018 — 
Vertical indoor food production is changing education, nutrition and the lives of people in difficult remote environments.

May 17, 2018 — 
New research by University of Manitoba professors has found that a particular beef protein may help people swallow bitter medicine.

March 27, 2018 — 
Michael Eskin, a professor in the department of human nutritional sciences at the University of Manitoba, is known for rapping about lipids, his area of expertise.

March 1, 2018 — 
Join us for a free interactive discussion on the potential, and the limits, a healthy long term relationship with food can have.

June 1, 2017 — 
Nutrition education program helps immigrants and refugees adapt to eating healthy in Canada

May 2, 2017 — 
U of M study shows that babies who are breastfed longer are less likely to wheeze, putting them at lower risk for asthma later on.

April 17, 2017 — 
“Alternative facts” aren’t a new concept in the field of nutritional science. Too bad so many people fall for them.

March 29, 2017 — 
'The fact we don’t know what Manitoba kids are eating is stunning, given that obesity and nutrition-related chronic diseases are skyrocketing and costing taxpayers a bundle'