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Research
Latest papers
Children's exposure to unhealthy food and beverage advertising in Senegal: a cross-sectional mixed-methods analysis of advertising trends, marketing strategies and perceptions.
Global health action · 2026
Assessing the implementation of public policies aimed at addressing the double burden of nutrition in Burundi: perspectives and recommendations.
BMC nutrition · 2026
Prevalence and factors associated with late diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Côte d'ivoire: A retrospective chart review.
Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2026
Latest funding
- $10,000
Structural Determinants that impact the regulation of Ultra-processed foods in Canada's National School Food Program
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
- $10,000
The ''Absorption Hypothesis'': Linking Ultra-Processed Foods to Metabolic and Brain Health
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
- $10,000
Navigating complexity: A mixed methods study exploring how food environments shape intakes of ultra-processed foods among transitional aged youth
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
22 publications.
Children's exposure to unhealthy food and beverage advertising in Senegal: a cross-sectional mixed-methods analysis of advertising trends, marketing strategies and perceptions.
Onifade Y, Diouf A, Mama OM, Vandevijvere S, Badiane A, Sarr NN, Faye SLB, Manga JS, Moubarac JC, Idohou-Dossou N
Assessing the implementation of public policies aimed at addressing the double burden of nutrition in Burundi: perspectives and recommendations.
Sinzinkayo F, Manga JS, Moubarac JC, Druetz T
Prevalence and factors associated with late diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Côte d'ivoire: A retrospective chart review.
Etty MC, Kuate Defo B, Abodo J, Acka FK, Ankotche A, Lokrou A, Moubarac JC, Blanchet R
Estimating the Preventable Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Attributable to Ultraprocessed Dietary Patterns in Canada: A Modeling Study.
Hamel V, Nilson E, Wahrhaftig J, Rezende LFM, Polsky JY, Iglesies-Grau J, Flexner N, Moubarac JC
Policies to halt and reverse the rise in ultra-processed food production, marketing, and consumption.
Scrinis G, Popkin BM, Corvalan C, Duran AC, Nestle M, Lawrence M, Baker P, Monteiro CA, Millett C, Moubarac JC, Jaime P, Khandpur N
Ultra-processed foods and human health: the main thesis and the evidence.
Monteiro CA, Louzada ML, Steele-Martinez E, Cannon G, Andrade GC, Baker P, Bes-Rastrollo M, Bonaccio M, Gearhardt AN, Khandpur N, Kolby M, Levy RB, Machado PP, Moubarac JC, Rezende LFM, Rivera JA, Scrinis G, Srour B, Swinburn B, Touvier M
Effect of a single ultra processed meal on myocardial endothelial function, adenosine mediated effects and cognitive performances.
Lucinian YA, Gagnon C, Latour É, Hamel V, Iglesies-Grau J, Nigam A, Harel F, Nozza A, Juneau M, Moubarac JC, Bherer L, Pelletier-Galarneau M
Interactions between registered dietitians and the food industry in Canada: results from a cross-sectional survey.
Hamel V, Mialon M, Moubarac JC
Evaluation of the implementation of governmental policies and actions to create healthy food environments in Burkina Faso.
Tapsoba VA, Compaore EW, Zeba AN, Some JW, Manga JS, Diouf A, Moubarac JC, Vandevijvere S, Dicko MH
'The company is using the credibility of our profession': exploring experiences and perspectives of registered dietitians from Canada about their interactions with commercial actors using semi-structured interviews.
Hamel V, Mialon M, Moubarac JC
Structural Determinants that impact the regulation of Ultra-processed foods in Canada's National School Food Program
Principal investigators: Moubarac, Jean-Claude; Field, Debbie E; Lavoie, Kim; Potvin Kent, Monique C; Prowse, Rachel
Keywords: Behavior Change; Food Environment; Food Regulation; Monitoring; School Food Program; Structural Determinants; Ultra-Processed Food
The ''Absorption Hypothesis'': Linking Ultra-Processed Foods to Metabolic and Brain Health
Principal investigators: Small, Dana M; Dagher, Alain; De Araujo, Ivan E; Décarie-Spain, Léa; Fulton, Stephanie
Keywords: Dopamine Signaling; Eating Behavior; Eating Rate; Food Environment; Food Reward; Gut-Brain Axis; Neuroplasticity; Nutrient Absorption Kinetics; Obesity And Metabolic Health; Ultra-Processed Foods
Navigating complexity: A mixed methods study exploring how food environments shape intakes of ultra-processed foods among transitional aged youth
Principal investigators: Prowse, Rachel; Ferdinands, Alexa R; Olstad, Dana Lee; Potvin Kent, Monique C; Vanderlee, Lana M
Keywords: Children And Youth; Commercial Determinants Of Health; Eating Behaviours; Equity; Food Environments; Food Literacy; Health Promotion; Participatory Research; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages; Ultra-Processed Food
COMPOSE-Canada (COMPositional Outcomes & Simulation for Equity): Evaluating the Health, Healthcare, and Equity Impacts of Ultra-Processed Foods Through Compositional Causal Inference and Child-First Lifecourse Microsimulation.
Principal investigators: Jessri, Mahsa; L'Abbe, Mary R; Manuel, Douglas G
Keywords: Causal Inference; Child Health; Chronic Disease Prevention; Compositional Data Analysis; Food Policy Evaluation; Health Equity; Healthcare Utilization; Lifecourse Microsimulation; Nutritional Surveillance; Ultra-Processed Foods
DIABEPIC Reform - Obtenir une rémission des facteurs de risque cardiométaboliques par la combinaison d'une alimentation méditerranéenne et une réduction de la consommation des produits ultra-transformés.
Principal investigators: Desmarais, Sara
Keywords: Alimentation Méditerranéenne; Counseling Nutritionnel; Diabète De Type 2; Maladies Cardiovasculaires; Obésité; Produits Ultra-Transformés; Prédiabète; Réadaptation Cardiaque; Rémission Cardiométabolique; Syndrome Métabolique
Enabling monitoring of ultra-processed food consumption among Canadians: Development and validation of a screener
Principal investigators: Moubarac, Jean-Claude
Keywords: Cohort Studies; Dietary Assessment; Monitoring; Nutrition; Obesity And Non-Communicables Diseases; Ultra-Processed Food; Validation Studies
An analysis of the food environment in Canada: INFORMAS Canada
Principal investigators: Vanderlee, Lana M; L'Abbe, Mary R
Keywords: Diet; Food Environment; Food Policy; Health Policy; Nutrition Policy
Measured: Measuring the effects of free sugar reduction strategies on non-communicable diseases in Canada
Principal investigators: L'Abbe, Mary R
Keywords: Dietary Sugar; Food Supply; Free/ Added Sugar; Non-Communicable Disease; Public Health; Sugar Consumption
Pulling Together for Health: Food Security in First Nations Communities
Principal investigators: Batal, Malek; Willows, Noreen D
Keywords: Case Studies; Community Food Security Programs; Database Analyses; Diet Quality; Evaluation; First Nations; Food Security; Indigenous Peoples; Obesity; Sustainable Food Systems
Pulling Together for Health: Food Security in First Nations Communities
Principal investigators: Batal, Malek; Willows, Noreen D
Keywords: Case Studies; Community Food Security Programs; Database Analyses; Diet Quality; Evaluation; First Nations; Food Security; Indigenous Peoples; Obesity; Sustainable Food Systems
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
- Nutrition
- Pediatrics
- Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
- Neurology and Neurosurgery
- School of Population and Public Health
- Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
- Gestion, évaluation et politiques de santé
- Other
Co-authors at Université de Montréal, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau
Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Rosanne Blanchet
Gestion, évaluation et politiques de santé
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Thomas Druetz
Médecine sociale et préventive
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Louis Bherer
Neurology and Neurosurgery
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Louis Bherer
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Anita Kozyrskyj
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Matilda Van Den Bosch
School of Population and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Louis Bherer
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Anil Nigam
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Blake Poland
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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