Kally Cheung, University of Calgary

Research

Culinary Medicine Diabetes Prevention Food Skills Homelessness Supportive And Transitional Housing Type 2 Diabetes

Latest papers

Prevalence and mechanisms of malnutrition in patients with advanced liver disease, and nutrition management strategies.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2012 · first author

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Latest funding

An intersectoral, partnered, iterative co-design of a culinary medicine curriculum for preventing diabetes by enhancing food skills among people living in supportive and transitional housing
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$124,728

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1 publications.

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Prevalence and mechanisms of malnutrition in patients with advanced liver disease, and nutrition management strategies.

Cheung K, Lee SS, Raman M

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2012First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.08.016 PMID: 21893127

An intersectoral, partnered, iterative co-design of a culinary medicine curriculum for preventing diabetes by enhancing food skills among people living in supportive and transitional housing

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Campbell, David J; Cheung, Kally Ka Yu

Keywords: Culinary Medicine; Diabetes Prevention; Food Skills; Homelessness; Supportive And Transitional Housing; Type 2 Diabetes

$124,728

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Culinary Medicine Dear Professor Cheung, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Prevalence and mechanisms of malnutrition in patients with advanced liver disease, and nutrition management strategies." (2012), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "An intersectoral, partnered, iterative co-design of a culinary medicine curriculum for preventing diabetes by enhancing food skills among people living in supportive and transitional housing" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]