Levente Diosady, University of Toronto

Research

beverages chelation food fortification iron maternal mortality microemulsions microencapsulation nanotechnology

Latest papers

Impact of Iodized Salt Fortified with Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 and Iron on Reproductive-Aged Women in India.
Neurology India · 2026
Folic Acid-Fortified Iodized Salt and Serum Folate Levels in Reproductive-Aged Women of Rural India: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
JAMA network open · 2024
Multiple micronutrients fortified salt: consumers' acceptability survey, Tanzania.
BMC public health · 2023 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Fortification of beverages for prevention of maternal and infant mortality
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$156,000
Integrated process for recovering food protein, nutraceuticals and renewable fuel from Canadian oil seeds
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$33,000
Oilseed processing for food proteins, biofuels and nutraceuticals
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$220,000

All 30 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Impact of Iodized Salt Fortified with Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 and Iron on Reproductive-Aged Women in India.

Manda VV, Kancherla V, Kottakki MNR, Kajana PM, Bhaganagarapu HR, Vatandoust A, Mannar MGV, Diosady L, Pattisapu JV

Neurology India2026

DOI: 10.4103/neurol-india.neurol-india-d-26-00255 PMID: 42730560

02

Folic Acid-Fortified Iodized Salt and Serum Folate Levels in Reproductive-Aged Women of Rural India: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.

Pattisapu JV, Manda VV, Kottakki MNR, Kajana PM, Kancherla V, Bhaganagarapu HR, Veerappan V, Ediga A, Mannar V, Diosady L, Oakley GP

JAMA network open2024

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.1777 PMID: 38457177

03

Multiple micronutrients fortified salt: consumers' acceptability survey, Tanzania.

Mdoe P, Mannar V, Paulo B, Guga G, Mushi C, Kimathi C, Paschal J, Jatosh S, Assey V, Abdallah F, Mduma E, Diosady L

BMC public health2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15000-7 PMID: 36627612

04

HLD-NAC design and evaluation of a fully dilutable lecithin-linker SMEDDS for ibuprofen.

Nouraei M, Collymore C, Diosady L, Acosta E

International journal of pharmaceutics2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121237 PMID: 34718090

Fortification of beverages for prevention of maternal and infant mortality

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Diosady, Levente

Keywords: food fortification; beverages; microencapsulation; nanotechnology; maternal mortality; tea; polyphenols; iron; chelation; microemulsions

$156,000

Integrated process for recovering food protein, nutraceuticals and renewable fuel from Canadian oil seeds

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Diosady, Levente

$33,000

Oilseed processing for food proteins, biofuels and nutraceuticals

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Diosady, Levente

$220,000

Brassica oilseed protein processing

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Diosady, Levente

$124,800

Mustard protein products

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Plus Grants Program

Principal investigators: Diosady, Levente

$12,500

Mustard protein products

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Diosady, Levente

$25,000

Iron fortification of Tea, for the prevention of iron deficiency anemia

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Diosady, Levente

$25,000

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Papangelakis, Vladimiros

$127,727

Acoustic - Electroacoustic Spectrometer (AES) for colloids characterization

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Acosta, Edgar

$100,757

Simultaneous production of food and fuel from unconventional sources

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Diosady, Levente

$250,000

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

Frequent collaborators

Edgar Acosta

Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: beverages Dear Professor Diosady, 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 "Impact of Iodized Salt Fortified with Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 and Iron on Reproductive-Aged Women in India." (2026), 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 NSERC-funded project "Fortification of beverages for prevention of maternal and infant mortality" (2021), 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]