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Ahmed El-Sohemy

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ProfessorDepartment of Nutritional SciencesUniversity of Toronto

Ahmed El-Sohemy

Professor

Department of Nutritional Sciences

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 12 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (3 NSERC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2015.

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133

Publications

148

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Grants

Publications by year

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Education

PhD, Nutritional Sciences
BSc (Hons.), Nutritional Sciences

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Research

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Dietetics and nutrigenomics Sports nutrition Microbiome Nutritional epidemiology Human nutrition and metabolism Clinical nutrition

Latest papers

Genetic modifiers of the Portfolio Diet Score and LDL cholesterol in young adults.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD · 2026
Determining the interplay of prenatal parental BMI in shaping child BMI trajectories: the CHILD Cohort Study
International Journal of Obesity · 2025
Folate intake, MTHFR genotype and premenstrual symptoms.
The British journal of nutrition · 2025 · senior author

All 133 publications

Latest funding

Precision nutrition and metabolic health in a 20-year follow up of a multiethnic population living in Canada
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$512,550
Acarbose as a biological analogy for understanding the potential of viscous fibre in the prevention of diabetes: The PRANDIAL (Psyllium veRsus Acarbose iNtervention for Dysglycemia In At Risk individuaLs) trial
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$914,176
Applying proteomics and genomics to study the physiological effects of gluten
CIHR · 2015 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 14 grants and awards

133 publications.

Genetic modifiers of the Portfolio Diet Score and LDL cholesterol in young adults.

Chen V, Chiavaroli L, Glenn AJ, Kavanagh ME, Zeitoun T, Kendall CW, Jenkins DJ, Mahdavi S, El-Sohemy A, Sievenpiper JL

Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104797 PMID: 42323221

Determining the interplay of prenatal parental BMI in shaping child BMI trajectories: the CHILD Cohort Study

Rossi A, Chen ZH, Ahmadiankalati M, Campisi SC, Reyna ME, Dempsey K, Jenkins D, O’Connor D, El-Sohemy A, Mandhane PJ

International Journal of Obesity20254 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41366-025-01792-8

Folate intake, MTHFR genotype and premenstrual symptoms.

Zeitoun T, El-Sohemy A

The British journal of nutrition2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0007114525103620 PMID: 40488635

Portfolio diet and LDL-C in a young, multiethnic cohort: cross-sectional analyses with cumulative exposure modeling.

Chen V, Chiavaroli L, Glenn AJ, Kavanagh ME, Zeitoun T, Mahdavi S, Kendall CWC, Jenkins DJA, El-Sohemy A, Sievenpiper JL

BMC public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22479-9 PMID: 40361017

Multiomics Analysis of a Micronutrient-Rich Dietary Pattern and the Aging Genotype 9p21 on the Plasma Proteome of Young Adults.

Mahdavi S, Rosychuk K, Jenkins DJA, Percy AJ, Borchers CH, El-Sohemy A

Nutrients2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/nu17081398 PMID: 40284261

Metabolomic profiling of a cholesterol lowering plant-based diet from two randomized controlled feeding trials.

Glenn AJ, Tessier AJ, Kavanagh ME, Morgan GA, Clish CB, Salas-Salvado J, Malik VS, Hanley AJ, Bazinet RP, Comelli EM, El-Sohemy A, Liu S, Boucher BA, Kendall CWC, Jenkins DJA, Hu FB, Sievenpiper JL

European journal of clinical nutrition2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41430-025-01625-x PMID: 40263496

Genetic variants in the PKD1L2/BCO1 region are associated with β-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin: A genome-wide association study of plasma carotenoids.

Jamnik J, Mahdavi S, El-Sohemy A

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.10.008 PMID: 39603182

No Difference between the Efficacy of High-Nitrate and Low-Nitrate Vegetable Supplementation on Blood Pressure after 16 Weeks in Individuals with Early-Stage Hypertension: An Exploratory, Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Li D, Jovanovski E, Zurbau A, Sievenpiper J, Milicic D, El-Sohemy A, Vuksan V

Nutrients2024

DOI: 10.3390/nu16173018 PMID: 39275333

Vitamin B12 Is Associated with Higher Serum Testosterone Concentrations and Improved Androgenic Profiles Among Men with Infertility.

Rastegar Panah M, Jarvi K, Lo K, El-Sohemy A

The Journal of nutrition2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.06.013 PMID: 38936552

The Evolution of Science and Regulation of Dietary Supplements: Past, Present, and Future.

Coates PM, Bailey RL, Blumberg JB, El-Sohemy A, Floyd E, Goldenberg JZ, Gould Shunney A, Holscher HD, Nkrumah-Elie Y, Rai D, Ritz BW, Weber WJ

The Journal of nutrition2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.06.017 PMID: 38971530

Precision nutrition and metabolic health in a 20-year follow up of a multiethnic population living in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: El-Sohemy, Ahmed

Keywords: Biomarkers; Cardiometabolic; Diet; Genetics; Metabolic Disease; Nutrigenetics; Nutrigenomics; Nutrition; Precision Nutrition; Proteomics

$512,550

Acarbose as a biological analogy for understanding the potential of viscous fibre in the prevention of diabetes: The PRANDIAL (Psyllium veRsus Acarbose iNtervention for Dysglycemia In At Risk individuaLs) trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sievenpiper, John L

Keywords: Carbohydrate Metabolism; Diabetes Prevention; Dietary Fibre; Drug Therapy; Nutrition Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trial

$914,176

Applying proteomics and genomics to study the physiological effects of gluten

SupervisorCIHR2015Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Jamnik, Joseph

Keywords: Celiac Disease; Epidemiology; Gene-Diet Interactions; Genomics; Gluten; Proteomics

$105,000

Elucidating the Gene-Environment Interactions that drive Autoimmune Disease among South Asian Canadians - The GEMINI Program.

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease - Chronic Immunologically-mediated

Principal investigators: Gommerman, Jennifer L; Croitoru, Kenneth

Keywords: Health Geography; Immigration; Immune System; Microbiome; Nutrition; Urban Environments

$1,950,000

Elucidating the Gene-Environment Interactions that drive Autoimmune Disease among South Asian Canadians - The GEMINI Program.

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Gommerman, Jennifer L; Croitoru, Kenneth

Keywords: Health Geography; Immigration; Immune System; Microbiome; Nutrition; Urban Environments

Canada-Wide Human Nutrition Trialists' Network.

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants in Food and Health - Full application

Principal investigators: Jenkins, David J

Keywords: Arterial Plaque; Canadian Network; Cardiovascular Disease; Diabetes; Dietary Trials; Genetics; Knowledge Synthesis And Translation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Imaging; Metabolic Syndrome; Obesity

$1,658,228

Canada-Wide Human Nutrition Trialists Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants in Food and Health - LOI

Principal investigators: Jenkins, David J

Keywords: Canadian; Cardiovascular; Diabetes; Dietary Trials; Genetics; Imaging; Intima Media Thickness (Imt); Knowledge Translation; Mri; Network

Genetic Determinants of Food Preferences

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: ElSohemy, Ahmed

$27,000

Genetic modifiers of caffeine intake on cardiovascular disease risk

SupervisorCIHR2011CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Josse, Andrea R

Keywords: Caffeine; Case-Control Study; Coffee; Coronary Heart Disease; Gene-Diet Interactions; Genotyping; Hypertension; Nutrigenomics; Nutritional Epidemiology; Polymorphisms

$90,000

Genetic modifiers of caffeine intake and cardiovascular disease risk

Nominated PICIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: El-Sohemy, Ahmed

Keywords: Blood Pressure; Caffeine; Cardiovascular Disease; Gene-Environment Interaction; Genetic Polymorphisms; Hypertension; Molecular Epidemiology; Myocardial Infarction; Population Health

$340,311

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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Ahmed El-Sohemy

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Genetic modifiers of the Portfolio Diet Score and LDL cholesterol in young adults.

Determining the interplay of prenatal parental BMI in shaping child BMI trajectories: the CHILD Cohort Study

Folate intake, MTHFR genotype and premenstrual symptoms.

Portfolio diet and LDL-C in a young, multiethnic cohort: cross-sectional analyses with cumulative exposure modeling.

Multiomics Analysis of a Micronutrient-Rich Dietary Pattern and the Aging Genotype 9p21 on the Plasma Proteome of Young Adults.

Metabolomic profiling of a cholesterol lowering plant-based diet from two randomized controlled feeding trials.

Genetic variants in the PKD1L2/BCO1 region are associated with &#x3b2;-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin: A genome-wide association study of plasma carotenoids.

No Difference between the Efficacy of High-Nitrate and Low-Nitrate Vegetable Supplementation on Blood Pressure after 16 Weeks in Individuals with Early-Stage Hypertension: An Exploratory, Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Vitamin B12 Is Associated with Higher Serum Testosterone Concentrations and Improved Androgenic Profiles Among Men with Infertility.

The Evolution of Science and Regulation of Dietary Supplements: Past, Present, and Future.

Genetic Determinants of Food Preferences

Frequent collaborators

Paul Arora

Keith Jarvi

Laura Chiavaroli

Russell de Souza

Joanne Kotsopoulos

Michelle Cotterchio

Andrea Jurisicova

Deborah O'Connor

Igor Jurisica

Amira Klip

Padmaja Subbarao

Anne-Julie Tessier

Young-In Kim

John Sievenpiper

Howard Berger

Vladimir Vuksan

Zihang Lu

Laura Anderson

Kozeta Miliku

Genetic variants in the PKD1L2/BCO1 region are associated with β-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin: A genome-wide association study of plasma carotenoids.