The Canadian Nutrition Society
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The Podcasts from the Canadian Nutrition Society/la Société canadienne de nutrition (CNS/SCN) feature evidence-based information from healthcare providers and subject matter experts.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Nutrition Conversations makes nutrition research clearer by keeping methods, uncertainty, and practical implications visible in its expert interviews.
Nutrition Conversations turns nutrition research into measured, question-led discussions without sanding away uncertainty. Episodes are led by Dr. Shirin Panahi, Rupinder Dhaliwal, or Brock Williams, with guests explaining both findings and the methods behind them.
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A careful look at dairy and type 2 diabetes, with a useful note on yogurt and measurement limits.
The episode takes on a familiar nutrition question and treats it with care, weighing evidence against measurement and resisting the urge to turn association into certainty. Dr. Sharon Panahy and Dr.
A sober look at AI's real uses and hard limits in nutrition research.
The episode treats artificial intelligence as a serious research tool rather than a shortcut. It moves from plate recognition and assessment to the idea that machine learning could estimate carbohydrate load, predict glycemic response, and make sense of nutrition talk on social…
A careful protein-and-training conversation that favors evidence over easy conclusions.
Dr. Stuart Phillips anchors this first Nutrition Conversations episode in protein, exercise, and the changing needs of aging muscle. It stays grounded in evidence as it moves between animal and plant protein quality and the way resistance training shifts the frame, which gives…
A careful, clinical look at a fixable problem too many systems still miss.
Addressing malnutrition through a Canadian public-health lens, the piece treats an overlooked problem as something clinicians, patients, and health systems can confront directly.
A practical look at why meal combinations and the food matrix matter more than isolated nutrients.
This episode treats food as a matrix rather than a set of isolated nutrients, and that framing gives the conversation real weight. Dr. Harvey Anderson and Dr.
A practical conversation about course corrections, setbacks, and learning to keep moving forward.
This episode treats career growth as a series of course corrections, not a straight path. It makes a clear case that setbacks can still teach something useful, and that changing direction does not amount to failure.
A measured look at appetite, genetics, and body weight beyond willpower.
Dr. Vicky Drapeau's conversation with Shirin Panahi treats eating habits as shaped by biology and environment rather than willpower alone, and it keeps its attention on how appetite and body weight can reflect both genetics and context.
Shawn Stevenson interviews researchers and coaches on nutrition, sleep, hormones, and fitness.
Supplement labels, decoded with conviction.
Practical health conversations for reducing overwhelm.
This episode explores how the often-invisible labor of planning, shopping, cooking, and cleaning up food—termed 'foodwork'—impacts health and household dynamics, featuring insights from dietitian and researcher Dr.
This episode explores the science behind top nutrition trends of 2024 with registered dietitian Nishta Saxena, discussing how sustainability, personalization, and research are reshaping dietary approaches.
This episode explores the role of sports nutrition and supplements in enhancing athletic performance and recovery, featuring expert insights on the growing global market and their impact on athletes.
This episode explores the health impacts of sugar-sweetened beverages, including links to chronic diseases, consumption drivers, and policy implications, featuring expert Dr.
This episode explores whether Canadian food regulations act as barriers or facilitators to food innovations, featuring expert discussions on policy impacts on food systems and public health.
This episode explores Health Canada's new Supplemented Foods Awareness Labeling Initiative with expert Hélène de Grandpre, discussing the risks and regulations of foods with added vitamins, minerals, and caffeine.
This episode explores the nutritional profile and health effects of eggs as part of a balanced diet, featuring an interview with Dr.
This episode explores the role of nutrition in preventing and managing osteoporosis, featuring an interview with Dr.
This episode explores the scientific evidence about seed oils' health effects versus social media claims, featuring an interview with Dr.
This episode explores the capabilities and limitations of nutritional epidemiology in understanding how diet influences health and chronic diseases through an interview with expert Dr.
This episode explores the role of nutrition in healthy aging, focusing on dietary strategies to prevent malnutrition and related health issues in the elderly population.
This episode explores food security challenges in Inuit communities and discusses culturally grounded, community-led solutions for sustainable and equitable food systems in Canada.
This episode discusses global micronutrient deficiencies during the first 1,000 days from conception to age two, exploring their impact on growth, development, and long-term health with expert Dr.
This episode explores how nutritional strategies, including providing foods directly through health services, can help prevent and manage chronic diseases like diabetes and kidney disease.
This episode explores food and nutrition literacy with Dr.
This episode features registered dietitian Kelsey Moore discussing common myths and misconceptions about digestive health, including topics like probiotics, fiber, gluten, and conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome and celiac disease.
This episode explores how biological and environmental factors cause individuals to store fat differently, affecting metabolism and disease risk like obesity and type 2 diabetes, with insights from nutrition expert Dr.
This episode explores the health impacts of alcohol from a public health perspective with Dr.
This episode explores the critical role of omega-3 fatty acids, particularly DHA, in brain development across all life stages, featuring expert insights on nutrition and health.
This episode explores the role of exercise in promoting mobility, bone health, and muscle strength for healthy aging in older adults, featuring an interview with Dr.
This episode explores the role of sodium in nutrition, discussing its health impacts, controversies, and evidence-based strategies for reducing intake with expert Dr.
This episode explores the urgent need to transform pediatric malnutrition care in Canada through insights from experts Dr.
This episode explores the role of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in infant health and development through an interview with expert Dr.
This episode explores how nutrition influences diabetes prevention and management through expert insights from an endocrinologist and a nutrition professional.
This episode discusses the challenges and opportunities of nutritional misinformation on social media with Dr.
This episode discusses nutrition and muscle health for aging populations in Canada, featuring an interview with Dr.
This episode explores the art and science of effective mentorship in nutrition and health, featuring Dr.
This episode explores gender equity issues in clinical nutrition, featuring experts Dr.
This episode discusses Canada's efforts to regulate unhealthy food marketing to children, featuring an interview with Dr.
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Host Brock Williams, a PhD candidate at UBC, interviews four panelists from the 2023 Canadian Nutrition Society Career Symposium: Megan Nekanicki from General Mills, Dr.
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Professor Heather Keller, Schlegel Research Chair in Nutrition and Aging at the University of Waterloo and founding member of the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force, explains why malnutrition remains a widespread and underrecognized problem across Canadian hospitals, long-term care facilities, and communities.
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Professor Benoit Lamarche of Universite Laval — a former Olympic speed skater and author of over 400 peer-reviewed papers — joins the Canadian Nutrition Society podcast (recorded in French) to discuss artificial intelligence in nutrition research, covering machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing as applied tools.