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Julie Robitaille

ResearcherNutritionUniversité Laval

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Julie Robitaille

Researcher

Nutrition

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
31 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2019.

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Research

Digestive-Associated Symptoms Emulsifiers Exposure Modelling Food Supply Gut Microbiota Host- And Microbial Metabolism Intestinal Permeability Mucosal Inflammation

Latest papers

Effect of probiotics on humoral responses to COVID-19 vaccination in older adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (PIRATES-COV study).
Gut microbes · 2026
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and cardiometabolic health across pregnancy: associations with glucose homeostasis, cholesterol, and abdominal adiposity.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 2026
Association between gestational diabetes mellitus, maternal health and diet, and gut microbiota in mother-infant dyads.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025 · senior author

All 92 publications

Latest funding

Impact of Emulsifiers and Thickeners in Ultra-Processed Foods on Gut Health
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$10,000
Les pratiques liées à l'enseignement à l'extérieur et leurs effets
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$75,286
Tax credits and children's sport participation: The role of policy acceptance among families experiencing low income in Atlantic Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$64,932

All 12 grants and awards

92 publications.

Effect of probiotics on humoral responses to COVID-19 vaccination in older adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (PIRATES-COV study).

Pasquier JC, Chaillet N, Plourde M, Boivin G, Hamelin MÈ, Allard-Chamard H, Piché A, Baron G, Laforest-Lapointe I, Généreux M, Mâsse B, Robitaille J, Beaulieu JF, Fülöp T, Bilodeau S, Ramanathan S

Gut microbes2026

DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2026.2699456 PMID: 42520140

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and cardiometabolic health across pregnancy: associations with glucose homeostasis, cholesterol, and abdominal adiposity.

Bernier E, Plante A, Savard C, Robitaille J, Lemieux S, Lemieux P, Bujold E, Tchernof A, Desroches S, Bielecki A, Weiler H, Morisset A

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2026

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2025-0364 PMID: 42561451

Association between gestational diabetes mellitus, maternal health and diet, and gut microbiota in mother-infant dyads.

Petitclerc I, Perron J, Dugas C, Mayer T, Raymond F, Di Marzo V, Veilleux A, Robitaille J

BMC pregnancy and childbirth2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-07584-2 PMID: 40275186

Increased costs associated with greater adherence to the EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet in the province of Québec: the PREDISE Study.

Rochefort G, Paquette MC, Robitaille J, Lemieux S, Provencher V, Lamarche B

The British journal of nutrition2025

DOI: 10.1017/s0007114525000364 PMID: 40013342

P robiotics i nfluencing r esponse of a ntibodies over t ime in s eniors after CO VID-19 v accine (PIRATES-COV): a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Pasquier JC, Plourde M, Ramanathan S, Chaillet N, Boivin G, Laforest-Lapointe I, Allard-Chamard H, Baron G, Beaulieu JF, Fülöp T, Généreux M, Mâsse B, Robitaille J, Valiquette L, Bilodeau S, H Buch D, Piche A

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088231 PMID: 40107677

An estrogenic municipal effluent decreased fathead minnow reproduction to a near stop.

Robitaille J, Desrosiers M, Veilleux É, Métivier M, Langlois VS

Chemosphere2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143957 PMID: 39681189

Dietary intakes, diet quality and physical activity levels from preconception to late pregnancy: Prospective assessment of changes and adherence to recommendations.

St-Laurent A, Plante AS, Harrison S, Lemieux S, Robitaille J, Ruchat SM, Morisset AS

Women's health (London, England)2025

DOI: 10.1177/17455057251341999 PMID: 40554727

Healthy Eating Is More than the Foods You Eat: Eating Practices of Mothers with and Without a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Bélanger M, Simoneau C, Perron J, Lemieux S, Robitaille J

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13212792 PMID: 41228159

Pulp and paper mill industry effluent yields androgenic and anti-androgenic activity and leads to a reproduction arrest in fathead minnow.

Robitaille J, Desrosiers M, Veilleux É, Métivier M, Karolkowski M, Langlois VS

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127293 PMID: 41125206

Variations in Human Milk Metabolites After Gestational Diabetes: Associations with Infant Growth.

Fradet A, Berthiaume L, Laroche LA, Dugas C, Perron J, Doyen A, Audet-Walsh É, Robitaille J

Nutrients2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/nu17091466 PMID: 40362774

Impact of Emulsifiers and Thickeners in Ultra-Processed Foods on Gut Health

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods-Mechanisms of Health Eff-LOI

Principal investigators: Veilleux, Alain; Brisson, Guillaume; Provencher, Veronique; Robitaille, Julie; Tremblay, Bénédicte L.

Keywords: Digestive-Associated Symptoms; Emulsifiers; Exposure Modelling; Food Supply; Gut Microbiota; Host- And Microbial Metabolism; Intestinal Permeability; Mucosal Inflammation; Thickners

$10,000

Les pratiques liées à l'enseignement à l'extérieur et leurs effets

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pulido, Loïc

Keywords: apprentissage; développement global; développement professionnel; enseignement; extérieur; santé durable

$75,286

Tax credits and children's sport participation: The role of policy acceptance among families experiencing low income in Atlantic Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Clark, Marianne I.

Keywords: sport policy; income inequity; children; family

$64,932

Optimisation d'un parcours de soins pour la prise en charge de la santé en post-partum des personnes ayant développé un diabète gestationnel

Nominated PICIHR2024Op. Grant: Knowledge Mobilization in Diabetes Prevention and Treatment - General

Principal investigators: Robitaille, Julie; Lemieux, Patricia; Desroches, Sophie

Keywords: Co-Création; Diabète De Type 2; Diabète Gestationnel; Implantation; Mobilisation Des Connaissances; Parcours De Soins; Système De Santé

$124,562

Promoting healthy eating in early pregnancy in women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: does it improve glucose homeostasis?

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Morisset, Anne-Sophie

Keywords: Diet Quality; Glucose Homeostasis; Pregnancy

$554,624

Promoting healthy eating in early pregnancy in women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: does it improve glucose homeostasis?

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

Principal investigators: Morisset, Anne-Sophie

Keywords: Diet Quality; Glucose Homeostasis; Pregnancy

$100,000

Habitudes et comportements alimentaires des parents de jeunes enfants au Québec : impact d'un antécédent de diabète gestationnel

SupervisorCIHR2019Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Bélanger, Mélissa

Keywords: Comportement Alimentaire; Nutrition; Parents De Jeunes Enfants; Qualité Alimentaire; Santé Des Adultes

$105,000

Adhésion aux recommandations visant la saine alimentation: identification des mesures, déterminants et interventions

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

Principal investigators: Lemieux, Simone

Keywords: Adhésion Saine Alimentation; Application Des Connaissances; Approche Socio-Écologique; Biomarqueurs; Comportements Alimentaires; Contrôle Du Poids; Déterminants Saine Alimentation; Recommandations Alimentaires; Théorie De L'Auto-Détermination; Évaluation Alimentaire

$1,836,318

L'activation des intentions comme intervention visant à promouvoir la saine alimentation chez des femmes enceintes à risque de diabète gestationnel

SupervisorCIHR2012Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Vézina-Im, Lydi-Anne

Keywords: Activation Des Intentions; Diabète Gestationnel; Essai Clinique Aléatoire; Promotion De La Santé; Prévention; Questionnaire; Recherche Qualitative; Recherche Quantitative; Saine Alimentation; Santé Maternelle

$105,000

Adhésion aux recommandations visant la saine alimentation : identification des mesures, déterminants, et interventions

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

Principal investigators: Lemieux, Simone

Keywords: Adhésion Saine Alimentation; Alimentation À L'Extérieur Du Foyer; Application Des Connaissances; Biomarqueurs; Comportements Alimentaires; Entretien Motivationnel; Guide Alimentaire Canadien; Interventions Nutritionnelles; Recommandations Nutritionnelles; Évaluation Alimentaire

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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Julie Robitaille

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Effect of probiotics on humoral responses to COVID-19 vaccination in older adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (PIRATES-COV study).

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and cardiometabolic health across pregnancy: associations with glucose homeostasis, cholesterol, and abdominal adiposity.

Association between gestational diabetes mellitus, maternal health and diet, and gut microbiota in mother-infant dyads.

Increased costs associated with greater adherence to the EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet in the province of Qu&#xe9;bec: the PREDISE Study.

P robiotics i nfluencing r esponse of a ntibodies over t ime in s eniors after CO VID-19 v accine (PIRATES-COV): a randomised controlled trial protocol.

An estrogenic municipal effluent decreased fathead minnow reproduction to a near stop.

Dietary intakes, diet quality and physical activity levels from preconception to late pregnancy: Prospective assessment of changes and adherence to recommendations.

Healthy Eating Is More than the Foods You Eat: Eating Practices of Mothers with and Without a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Pulp and paper mill industry effluent yields androgenic and anti-androgenic activity and leads to a reproduction arrest in fathead minnow.

Variations in Human Milk Metabolites After Gestational Diabetes: Associations with Infant Growth.

Les pratiques liées à l'enseignement à l'extérieur et leurs effets

Tax credits and children's sport participation: The role of policy acceptance among families experiencing low income in Atlantic Canada

Frequent collaborators

Simone Lemieux

Sophie Desroches

Anne-Sophie Morisset

Marie-Claude Vohl

Isabelle Marc

Claudia Gagnon

Luigi Bouchard

Luigi Bouchard

Marie-France Langlois

Patricia Lemieux

Alain Veilleux

Emmanuel Bujold

Vincenzo Di Marzo

Iwona Rudkowska

Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe

Guy Boivin

Hugues Allard-Chamard

Sheela Ramanathan

Ryan Prosser

Christiane Auray-Blais

Janet Madill

Yves Tremblay

Sylvia Santosa

Paula Brauer

Increased costs associated with greater adherence to the EAT-Lancet Commission reference diet in the province of Québec: the PREDISE Study.