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Malek Batal

ResearcherNutritionUniversité de Montréal

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Malek Batal

Researcher

Nutrition

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Nutrition Farming Communities Indigenous Peoples Diet Quality Ecuador Indigenous People Case Studies Community Food Security Programs

Latest papers

Measurement of diet quality among First Nations peoples in Canada and associations with health: a scoping review.
Nutrition reviews · 2024 · senior author
Determinants of continued breastfeeding in children aged 12-23 months in three regions of Haiti.
Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2024 · senior author
A study is 21 times more likely to find unfavourable results about the nutrition label Nutri-Score if the authors declare a conflict of interest or the study is funded by the food industry.
BMJ global health · 2023 · senior author

All 30 publications

Latest funding

Vers une évaluation intersectorielle des systèmes alimentaires territoriaux au Québec : Faisabilité, pertinence et transférabilité
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$223,534
#WeFeedYou, et pourtant... : Qualité de l'alimentation des travailleurs migrants temporaires dans les secteurs agroalimentaires au Québec
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Bringing nutrition to life among vulnerable populations: experiences from Latin America and Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$6,000

All 13 grants and awards

30 publications.

Measurement of diet quality among First Nations peoples in Canada and associations with health: a scoping review.

Sebai I, Deaconu A, Mobetty F, Nardocci M, Ing A, Batal M

Nutrition reviews2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuad073 PMID: 37421656

Determinants of continued breastfeeding in children aged 12-23 months in three regions of Haiti.

Decelles S, Nardocci M, Mildon A, Salameh B, Sebai I, Arasimowicz S, Batal M

Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.26633/rpsp.2024.6 PMID: 38464872

A study is 21 times more likely to find unfavourable results about the nutrition label Nutri-Score if the authors declare a conflict of interest or the study is funded by the food industry.

Besancon S, Beran D, Batal M

BMJ global health2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-011720 PMID: 37208123

Food Security Among Syrian Refugee Families in Quebec, Canada.

Chevrier J, Lane G, Khakpour M, Vatanparast H, Batal M

Ecology of food and nutrition2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2023.2228704 PMID: 37345879

Timing and types of fluids and foods first introduced in a representative sample of toddlers attending day care programs across Lebanon: Are parents following international recommendations?

Issa C, Hobeika M, Khairallah W, Al-Jawaldeh A, Batal M, “Breastfeed for a Healthier Lebanon” study group

Journal of pediatric nursing2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.07.003 PMID: 34266717

Applying systems thinking to identify enablers and challenges to scale-up interventions for hypertension and diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study

Ramani-Chander A, Joshi R, van Olmen J, Wouters E, Delobelle P, Vedanthan R, Miranda JJ, Oldenburg B, Sherwood S, Rawal LB

BMJ Open20228 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053122 PMID: W4223942749

Importance of the traditional food systems for First Nations adults living on reserves in Canada.

Batal M, Chan HM, Fediuk K, Ing A, Berti P, Sadik T, Johnson-Down L

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2021First author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-020-00353-y PMID: 34181221

Predictors of household food insecurity and relationship with obesity in First Nations communities in British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta and Ontario.

Domingo A, Spiegel J, Guhn M, Wittman H, Ing A, Sadik T, Fediuk K, Tikhonov C, Schwartz H, Chan HM, Batal M

Public health nutrition2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980019004889 PMID: 32366338

Using DHS and MICS data to complement or replace NGO baseline health data: an exploratory study.

Berti PR, Nardocci M, Tran MH, Batal M, Brodmann R, Greliche N, Saville NM

F1000Research2021

DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.47618.1 PMID: 34123367

An Indigenous food sovereignty initiative is positively associated with well-being and cultural connectedness in a survey of Syilx Okanagan adults in British Columbia, Canada.

Blanchet R, Batal M, Johnson-Down L, Johnson S, Okanagan Nation Salmon Reintroduction Initiatives, Willows N

BMC public health2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11229-2 PMID: 34271895

Vers une évaluation intersectorielle des systèmes alimentaires territoriaux au Québec : Faisabilité, pertinence et transférabilité

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Guillaumie, Laurence

$223,534

#WeFeedYou, et pourtant... : Qualité de l'alimentation des travailleurs migrants temporaires dans les secteurs agroalimentaires au Québec

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Levacher, Valérie

Keywords: Agriculture Et Agroalimentaire; Conditions De Travail; Droit À La Santé; Déterminants Sociaux De La Santé; Immigration; Promotion De La Santé; Recherche-Action Participative; Santé Des Populations; Travailleurs Migrants Temporaires; Évaluation Nutritionnelle Et Alimentaire

$120,000

Bringing nutrition to life among vulnerable populations: experiences from Latin America and Canada

Nominated PICIHR2023CIHR Café Scientifique Program - Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

Principal investigators: Batal, Malek; Deaconu, Ana L

Keywords: Canada; Diet-Related Chronic Disease; Ecuador; Farming Communities; Healthy Diets; Indigenous People; Nutrition; Participatory Action Research; Popular Education

$6,000

Leveraging Guatemalan farmers' existing organization around food sovereignty and agroecology for reducing risk of diet- and pesticide-related noncommunicable diseases

Nominated PICIHR2022Tm. Gr: GACD 2021: NCD risk prev. acr. the life -PRIOR. 1: Lifecycle Approach

Principal investigators: Batal, Malek

Keywords: Diet-Related Noncommunicable Disease; Farming Communities; Food Systems; Guatemala; Indigenous People; Nutrition; Pesticide-Related Noncommunicable Disease; Sustainable Agriculture; Toxicology; Women Of Reproductive Age

$1,999,358

#WeFeedYou, and yet...: How are temporary migrant workers' food security, nutrition and health shaped in Quebec's agri-food system - A participatory action research multiple-case study

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Blanchet, Rosanne; Gautier, Lara

Keywords: Agriculture And Agri-Food; Case Study; Food System; Inequities In Food Insecurity, Nutrition And Health; Participatory Action Research; Photovoice; Temporary Foreign Worker Program; Temporary Migrant Workers

$424,576

"Can we tell them that people can't afford to eat, and it's getting worse and worse?": Developing innovative methods for participatory food environment research in northern and remote communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Call

Principal investigators: Kenny, Tiff-Annie

Keywords: Retail food prices Food environment Supply chain Arctic Diet affordability

$237,970

Can tailored nutrition programs address the unmet health needs of gay, bisexual, and trans men?

SupervisorCIHR2019CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Joy, Phillip

Keywords: Arts-Based Methods; Gay, Bi, Trans Men; Masculinity; Mental Health; Nutrition

$165,000

Canada Research Chairs - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2019Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Batal, Malek

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Evaluating, refining and bringing to scale the endogenous health-promoting attributes of alternative food networks to address diabetes mellitus and hypertension among Ecuadorian farmers

Nominated PICIHR2018Team - GACD Interv. scale-up - Primary Prev. of hyper and/or diabetetes in LMIC

Principal investigators: Batal, Malek

Keywords: Alternative Food Networks; Diabetes; Double Burden Of Malnutrition; Ecuador; Farming Communities; Hypertension; Indigenous Peoples; Life Course Health Development; Nutrition; Women And Girls

$500,000

The impact of socio-economic, geography and cultural factors on household food insecurity of Syrian refugees: a comprehensive study after resettlement in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vatanparast, Hassanali

Keywords: Syrian refugees; food security; culture; gender role; support system

$189,815

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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Malek Batal

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Measurement of diet quality among First Nations peoples in Canada and associations with health: a scoping review.

Determinants of continued breastfeeding in children aged 12-23 months in three regions of Haiti.

A study is 21 times more likely to find unfavourable results about the nutrition label Nutri-Score if the authors declare a conflict of interest or the study is funded by the food industry.

Food Security Among Syrian Refugee Families in Quebec, Canada.

Timing and types of fluids and foods first introduced in a representative sample of toddlers attending day care programs across Lebanon: Are parents following international recommendations?

Applying systems thinking to identify enablers and challenges to scale-up interventions for hypertension and diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study

Importance of the traditional food systems for First Nations adults living on reserves in Canada.

Predictors of household food insecurity and relationship with obesity in First Nations communities in British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta and Ontario.

Using DHS and MICS data to complement or replace NGO baseline health data: an exploratory study.

An Indigenous food sovereignty initiative is positively associated with well-being and cultural connectedness in a survey of Syilx Okanagan adults in British Columbia, Canada.

Vers une évaluation intersectorielle des systèmes alimentaires territoriaux au Québec : Faisabilité, pertinence et transférabilité

#WeFeedYou, et pourtant... : Qualité de l'alimentation des travailleurs migrants temporaires dans les secteurs agroalimentaires au Québec

Bringing nutrition to life among vulnerable populations: experiences from Latin America and Canada

Leveraging Guatemalan farmers' existing organization around food sovereignty and agroecology for reducing risk of diet- and pesticide-related noncommunicable diseases

#WeFeedYou, and yet...: How are temporary migrant workers' food security, nutrition and health shaped in Quebec's agri-food system - A participatory action research multiple-case study

"Can we tell them that people can't afford to eat, and it's getting worse and worse?": Developing innovative methods for participatory food environment research in northern and remote communities

Can tailored nutrition programs address the unmet health needs of gay, bisexual, and trans men?

Canada Research Chairs - Tier 1

Evaluating, refining and bringing to scale the endogenous health-promoting attributes of alternative food networks to address diabetes mellitus and hypertension among Ecuadorian farmers

The impact of socio-economic, geography and cultural factors on household food insecurity of Syrian refugees: a comprehensive study after resettlement in Canada

Frequent collaborators

Isabelle Giroux

Ana Deaconu

Noreen Willows

Jerry Spiegel

Tiff-Annie Kenny

Tiff-Annie Kenny

Mahasti Khakpour

Mélanie Lemire

Charles Dabone

Dia Sanou

Laurie Chan

Pascal Imbeault

Matthew Little

Gina (Ragini) Agarwal

Martin Guhn

Malek Batal