Andraea Van Hulst

Research

Childhood Obesity Childhoor Obesity Prevention Cohort Studies Community Based Intervention Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease,Epigenetic Mechanisms Metabolic Syndrome,Microbiome,

Latest papers

Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China.
International journal for equity in health · 2026 · senior author
Overweight and obesity in early childhood and obesity at 10 years of age: a comparison of World Health Organization definitions.
European journal of pediatrics · 2025 · first author
Family systems approaches in pediatric obesity management: a scoping review.
BMC pediatrics · 2024 · senior author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$2,500,000

All 1 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China.

Christianson K, Jiang H, Zeng F, Yin A, Li X, Fan J, Baillargeon JP, Mâsse LC, González OD, Abdelouahab N, Fraser W, Huang H, Herba CM, Van Hulst A

International journal for equity in health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-026-02878-z PMID: 42192446

02

Overweight and obesity in early childhood and obesity at 10 years of age: a comparison of World Health Organization definitions.

Van Hulst A, Zheng S, Argiropoulos N, Ybarra M, Ball GDC, Kakinami L

European journal of pediatrics2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00431-025-06098-5 PMID: 40140102

03

Family systems approaches in pediatric obesity management: a scoping review.

Wills-Ibarra N, Chemtob K, Hart H, Frati F, Pratt KJ, Ball GD, Van Hulst A

BMC pediatrics2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-04646-w PMID: 38566046

04

Prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity among preschool-aged children from migrant and socioeconomically disadvantaged contexts in Montreal, Canada.

Woronko C, Merry L, Uckun S, Cuerrier A, Li P, Hille J, Van Hulst A

Preventive medicine reports2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102397 PMID: 37732020

05

Correction: Validation of desk‑based audits using Google Street View® to monitor the obesogenic potential of neighbourhoods in a pediatric sample: a pilot study in the QUALITY cohort.

Roberge JB, Contreras G, Kakinami L, Van Hulst A, Henderson M, Barnett TA

International journal of health geographics2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12942-022-00303-6 PMID: 35655311

06

Validation of desk-based audits using Google Street View® to monitor the obesogenic potential of neighbourhoods in a pediatric sample: a pilot study in the QUALITY cohort.

Roberge JB, Contreras G, Kakinami L, Van Hulst A, Henderson M, Barnett TA

International journal of health geographics2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12942-022-00301-8 PMID: 35346220

07

Determinants of attrition in a pediatric healthy lifestyle intervention: The CIRCUIT program experience.

Danieles PK, Ybarra M, Van Hulst A, Barnett TA, Mathieu MÈ, Kakinami L, Drouin O, Bigras JL, Henderson M

Obesity research & clinical practice2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2021.01.007 PMID: 33608233

HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - China

Principal investigators: Baillargeon, Jean-Patrice; Zhu, Guowei; Booij, Linda; Bouchard, Luigi; Fan, Jianxia; Fraser, William D; Marc, Isabelle; Masse, Louise C; Van Hulst, Andraea

Keywords: Childhood Obesity; Childhoor Obesity Prevention; Cohort Studies; Community Based Intervention; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease,; Epigenetic Mechanisms; Metabolic Syndrome,; Microbiome,; Randomized Clinical Trial; Sex And Gender

$2,500,000

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

Endocrinology and Metabolism
School of Nursing
Mathematics and Statistics
Medicine
Pediatrics
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Andraea Van Hulst

School of Nursing

7 shared papers, latest 2026

Lisa Kakinami

Mathematics and Statistics

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Patricia Li

Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Patricia Li

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2023

William Fraser

Endocrinology and Metabolism

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Jean-Patrice Baillargeon

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Childhood Obesity Dear Professor Van Hulst, 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 "Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China." (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 CIHR-funded project "HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity" (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]

Andraea Van Hulst

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China.

Overweight and obesity in early childhood and obesity at 10&#xa0;years of age: a comparison of World Health Organization definitions.

Family systems approaches in pediatric obesity management: a scoping review.

Prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity among preschool-aged children from migrant and socioeconomically disadvantaged contexts in Montreal, Canada.

Correction: Validation of desk&#x2011;based audits using Google Street View&#xae; to monitor the obesogenic potential of neighbourhoods in a pediatric sample: a pilot study in the QUALITY cohort.

Validation of desk-based audits using Google Street View&#xae; to monitor the obesogenic potential of neighbourhoods in a pediatric sample: a pilot study in the QUALITY cohort.

Determinants of attrition in a pediatric healthy lifestyle intervention: The CIRCUIT program experience.

HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity

Frequent collaborators

Andraea Van Hulst

Lisa Kakinami

Patricia Li

Patricia Li

William Fraser

Jean-Patrice Baillargeon

Overweight and obesity in early childhood and obesity at 10 years of age: a comparison of World Health Organization definitions.

Correction: Validation of desk‑based audits using Google Street View® to monitor the obesogenic potential of neighbourhoods in a pediatric sample: a pilot study in the QUALITY cohort.

Validation of desk-based audits using Google Street View® to monitor the obesogenic potential of neighbourhoods in a pediatric sample: a pilot study in the QUALITY cohort.