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Are we over weight yet? New guidelines aim to reduce obesity stigma in health care

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Reimer-De Bruyn, PhD, a UCalgary nutrition researcher and registered dietician

COVID-19 diet: UCalgary nutrition expert offers tips on eating well

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Dr. Eduardo Cobo's lab studies how a peptide secreted by the immune system in the small intestine protects animals from toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease with no known cure.

UCalgary scholars share expertise with French colleagues on parasite protection, stress transmission, and why we eat

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Canadian cycling legend brings bike and nutrition expertise to first-ever Chancellor's Ride

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Stephen Freedman, left, says probiotics are not an effective treatment for children who experience diarrhea and vomiting caused by intestinal infections. Freedman led a research study involving teams throughout Canada; the findings show there was no evidence that probiotics had any effect on reducing symptoms or helping with recovery. This information should prove helpful for parents like Melanie Tibbits, here with her children Wyatt, 3, and Sawyer, five months.

New study reveals probiotics do not help children with intestinal infections

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