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Michel Lucas

ResearcherMédecine sociale et préventiveUniversité Laval

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Michel Lucas

Researcher

Médecine sociale et préventive

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.
5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2016.

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Research

Children Knowledge And Attitudes Obesogenic Environments In Childhood Overweight/Obesity Parents' Beverage Intake School Social Marketing Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials

Latest papers

Improvement in Nutritional Knowledge Confidence and Food-Agency: Outcomes of the First French-Speaking Culinary Medicine Courses Among Medical Students.
American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026 · senior author
Culinary medicine course: qualitative assessment of an innovative pedagogical approach.
Public health nutrition · 2025 · senior author
Humero-femoral index and diabetes risk in the US population- a case study.
Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2023

All 38 publications

Latest funding

Water Schools (WS): a knowledge-to-action framework that promotes tap water consumption and discourages sugar-containing beverages among school-age children
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Maternal Omega-3 supplementation to reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in very Preterm Infants : A Randomized Controlled Trial (MOBYDIck Trial)
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$2,626,763
Maternal Omega-3 supplementation to reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in very Preterm Infants : A Randomized Controlled Trial (MOBYDIck Trial)
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 5 grants and awards

38 publications.

Improvement in Nutritional Knowledge Confidence and Food-Agency: Outcomes of the First French-Speaking Culinary Medicine Courses Among Medical Students.

Dodin S, Bégin C, Lucas M

American journal of lifestyle medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/15598276241252612 PMID: 39554969

Culinary medicine course: qualitative assessment of an innovative pedagogical approach.

Vivion M, Trottier V, Lucas M

Public health nutrition2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980025100414 PMID: 40583367

Humero-femoral index and diabetes risk in the US population- a case study.

Lemdjo G, Kengne AP, Nouthe B, Lucas M, Carpentier A, Ngueta G

Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2023

DOI: 10.1007/s40200-023-01251-z PMID: 37975100

Canadians Adults Fail Their Dietary Quality Examination Twice.

Ngueta G, Blanchette C, Mondor M, Moubarac JC, Lucas M

Nutrients2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/nu15030637 PMID: 36771346

Branched-Chain and Aromatic Amino Acids in Relation to Fat Mass and Fat-Free Mass Changes among Adolescents: A School-Based Intervention.

Pana MP, Ayotte P, Anassour-Laouan-Sidi E, Suhas E, Gatti CMI, Lucas M

Metabolites2022Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/metabo12070589 PMID: 35888714

Metabolic features of adiposity and glucose homoeostasis among school-aged inuit children from Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada).

Medehouenou TCM, Roy C, Tremblay PY, St-Jean A, Meziou S, Muckle G, Ayotte P, Lucas M

International journal of circumpolar health2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2020.1858605 PMID: 33395372

Anemia, iron status, and associated protective and risk factors among children and adolescents aged 3 to 19 years old from four First Nations communities in Quebec.

Tahir E, Ayotte P, Little M, Bélanger RE, Lucas M, Mergler D, Laouan Sidi EA, Community of Winneway - Long Point First Nation, Community of Lac Simon, CSSS Tshukuminu Kanani of Nutashkuan, Community of Unamen Shipu, McHugh NG, Lemire M

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2020

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-020-00304-7 PMID: 32170646

Effect of Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia-Free Survival in Breastfed Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Marc I, Piedboeuf B, Lacaze-Masmonteil T, Fraser W, Mâsse B, Mohamed I, Qureshi M, Afifi J, Lemyre B, Caouette G, Bartholomew J, Nuyt AM, Julien P, Synnes A, Lucas M, Perreault T, Strueby L, Cieslak Z, Yusuf K, Pelligra G, Massé E, Larsen B, de Cabo C, Ruth C, Khurshid F, Lavoie PM

JAMA2020

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.8896 PMID: 32662862

Exposure to toxic metals and polychlorinated biphenyls of adolescents and adults from two atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia).

St-Jean A, Suhas E, De Pina JJ, Cordier S, Lucas M, Ayotte P

The Science of the total environment2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133791 PMID: 31419679

Blood and hair mercury concentrations among Cree First Nations of Eeyou Istchee (Quebec, Canada): time trends, prenatal exposure and links to local fish consumption

Ripley S, Robinson E, Johnson-Down L, Andermann A, Ayotte P, Lucas M, Nieboer E

International Journal of Circumpolar Health201813 citations

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2018.1474706

Water Schools (WS): a knowledge-to-action framework that promotes tap water consumption and discourages sugar-containing beverages among school-age children

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lucas, Michel; Bélanger, Richard; Dodin, Sylvie; Haddad, Slim; Levallois, Patrick J; Marquis, Marie; Rodriguez, Manuel J

Keywords: Children; Knowledge And Attitudes; Obesogenic Environments In Childhood; Overweight/Obesity; Parents' Beverage Intake; School; Social Marketing; Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials; Sugar-Containing Beverages; Tap Water; Water Quality

$100,000

Maternal Omega-3 supplementation to reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in very Preterm Infants : A Randomized Controlled Trial (MOBYDIck Trial)

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Marc, Isabelle; Fraser, William D; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lavoie, Pascal; Mâsse, Benoît R; Nuyt, Anne Monique

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Child Neurodevelopment; Neonatal Nutrition; Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Perinatality; Prematurity; Randomized Controlled Trial

$2,626,763

Maternal Omega-3 supplementation to reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in very Preterm Infants : A Randomized Controlled Trial (MOBYDIck Trial)

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Marc, Isabelle; Fraser, William D; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lavoie, Pascal; Mâsse, Benoît R; Nuyt, Anne Monique

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Child Neurodevelopment; Neonatal Nutrition; Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Perinatality; Prematurity; Randomized Controlled Trial

$100,000

Harvesting country foods to cultivate food security and health among Inuit communities in Nunavik

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Planning Grants - PA: First Nations, Inuit or Métis Planning Activities

Principal investigators: Harris, Cory S

Keywords: Aboriginal Health; Childhood Education; Climate Change; Community-Driven Health Initiatives; Environmental Contaminants; Food Security; Inuit Country Foods; Nutrients; Social Economy; Traditional Knowledge

$24,950

Monitoring & supporting Arctic Char distribution program for pregnant women in Nunavik to improve maternal & child nutrition.

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant: Population Health Intervention Research

Principal investigators: Lucas, Michel; Dewailly, Éric

Keywords: Aboriginal Health; Environmental Contaminants; Food Distribution; Food Security; Inuit; Maternal Health; Mixed Methods; Nutrition; Pregnant Women; Program Evaluation

$199,951

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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Michel Lucas

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Improvement in Nutritional Knowledge Confidence and Food-Agency: Outcomes of the First French-Speaking Culinary Medicine Courses Among Medical Students.

Culinary medicine course: qualitative assessment of an innovative pedagogical approach.

Humero-femoral index and diabetes risk in the US population- a case study.

Canadians Adults Fail Their Dietary Quality Examination Twice.

Branched-Chain and Aromatic Amino Acids in Relation to Fat Mass and Fat-Free Mass Changes among Adolescents: A School-Based Intervention.

Metabolic features of adiposity and glucose homoeostasis among school-aged inuit children from Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada).

Anemia, iron status, and associated protective and risk factors among children and adolescents aged 3 to 19 years old from four First Nations communities in Quebec.

Effect of Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia-Free Survival in Breastfed Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Exposure to toxic metals and polychlorinated biphenyls of adolescents and adults from two atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia).

Blood and hair mercury concentrations among Cree First Nations of Eeyou Istchee (Quebec, Canada): time trends, prenatal exposure and links to local fish consumption

Water Schools (WS): a knowledge-to-action framework that promotes tap water consumption and discourages sugar-containing beverages among school-age children

Maternal Omega-3 supplementation to reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in very Preterm Infants : A Randomized Controlled Trial (MOBYDIck Trial)

Maternal Omega-3 supplementation to reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in very Preterm Infants : A Randomized Controlled Trial (MOBYDIck Trial)

Harvesting country foods to cultivate food security and health among Inuit communities in Nunavik

Monitoring & supporting Arctic Char distribution program for pregnant women in Nunavik to improve maternal & child nutrition.

Frequent collaborators

Sylvie Dodin

Éric Dewailly

Gina Muckle

Isabelle Marc

William Fraser

Jean-Claude Forest

Ibrahim Mohamed

Donna Mergler

Andrea Benedetti

Christopher Furgal

Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

Matthew Little

Lara Gautier

Maryline Vivion

Brigitte Lemyre

Olivier Barbier

Andrea Benedetti

Evert Nieboer