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Study Publications

A selection of notable publications from our studies.

Understanding the impact of maternal and infant nutrition on infant/child health: Multiethnic considerations, knowledge translation, and future directions for equitable health research. Azab S, Kandasamy S, Wahi G, Lamri A, Desai D, Williams N, Zulyniak M, de Souza RJ, Anand SS. APNM. 2024. DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2023-0572

The relationship between diet, gut microbiota, and serum metabolome of South Asian infants at 1 year. Bruce CY, Shanmuganathan M, Azab SM, Simons E, Mandhane P, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Azad MB, Britz-McKibbin P, Anand SS, de Souza RJ, Stearns JC. Journal of Nutrition. 153(2):470-482. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2022.12.016

Serum metabolomic signatures of gestational diabetes in South Asian and white European women. Claudia S.; Sandi A.; Russell J d.S.; Meera S.; Dipika D.; Koon T.; Stephanie A.; Katherine M.; Milan G.; Philip B.; Sonia A. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 10:e002733. 2022. DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002733.

DNA methylation changes in cord blood and the developmental origins of health and disease – a systematic review and replication study. Loubna A.; Randa S.; Dipika D.; Piush M.; Meghan A.; Theo M.; Padmaja S.; Stuart T.; Guillaume P.; Sonia A. & NutriGen Alliance. BMC genomics, 23(1), 221. 2022. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08451-6

Barriers and facilitators to healthy active living in South Asian families in Canada: a thematic analysis. Sabina M.; Sujane K.; Russell J d.S.; Gita W.; Dipika D.; Sonia A.; Paul R. BMJ Open, 12(11): e060385. 2022. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060385

The association of maternal sugary beverage consumption during pregnancy and the early years with childhood sugary beverage consumption. Jayneel L.; Dipika D.; Nora A.; Russell d.S.; Koon T.; Katherine M.; Zubin P.; Milan G.; Scott L.; Sonia A. for the START, FAMILY, and RICH LEGACY investigators. Can J Public Health. 2022. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00681-1

The genetic risk of gestational diabetes in South Asian women. Amel L.; Jayneel L.; Karleen S.; Dipika D.; Brian K.; Russell d.S.; Guillaume P.; Deborah L.; John W.; Sonia A. eLife, 11:e81498. 2022. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.81498

Does the impact of a plant-based diet during pregnancy on birth weight differ by ethnicity? A dietary pattern analysis from a prospective Canadian birth cohort alliance. Zulyniak MA, de Souza RJ, Shaikh M, Desai D, Lefebvre DL, Gupta M, Wilson J, Wahi G, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane P, Turvey SE, Beyene J, Atkinson S, Morrison KM, McDonald S, Teo KK, Sears MR, Anand SS for the NutriGen Alliance investigators. BMJ Open. ;7:e017753. 2017. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017753

Harmonization of food-frequency questionnaires and dietary pattern analysis in 4 ethnically diverse birth cohorts. de Souza RJ, Zulyniak MA, Desai D, Shaikh MR, Campbell NC, Lefebvre DL, Milan G, Wilson J, Wahi G, Atkinson SA, Teo KK, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Sears MR, Anand SS. Journal of Nutrition. 146(11): 2343-2350. 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.116.236729

Seropositivity and risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in a South Asian community in Ontario: a cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study. Sonia A.; Corey A.; Shrikant B.; Shelly B.; Dawn B.; Rahul C.; Russell d.S.; Dipika D.; Sujane K.; Farah K.; Zainab K.; Marc-André L.; Jayneel L.; Scott L.; Mark L.; Lawrence L.; Baanu M.; Kiran N.; Martin P.; Zubin P.; Karleen S.; Natalie W.; Gita W. CMAJ Open, 10 (3) E599-E609. 2022. DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220031

South Asian Youth as Vaccine Agents of Change (SAY-VAC): evaluation of a public health programme to mobilise and empower South Asian youth to foster COVID-19 vaccine-related evidence-based dialogue in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Canada. Kandasamy S, Ariyarajah A, Limbachia J, An D, Lopez L, Manoharan B, Pacht E, Silver A, Uddandam A, Vansjalia KM, Williams NC, Anand SS for the SAY-VAC team. BMJ Open, 12:e061619. 2022. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061619

Elder women’s perceptions around optimal perinatal health: a constructivist grounded-theory study with an Indigenous community in southern Ontario. Kandasamy S, Vanstone M, Oremus M, Hill T, Wahi G, Wilson J, Davis AD, Jacobs R, Anglin R, Anand SS. CMAJ Open. 5 (2): E411-E416. 2017. DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20160077

Aboriginal birth cohort (ABC): a prospective cohort study of early life determinants of adiposity and associated risk factors among Aboriginal people in Canada. Wahi G, Wilson J, Miller R, Anglin R, McDonald S, Morrison KM, Teo KK, Anand SS; ABC investigators. BMC Public Health. 13:608. 2013. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-608

Maternal and Newborn Health Profile in a First Nations Community in Canada. Oliveira AP, Kalra S, Wahi G, McDOnald S, Desai D, Wilson J, Jacobs L, Smoke S, Hill P, Hill K, Kandasamy S, Morrison K, Teo K, Miller R, Anand SS. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 35:10. 2013. DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30812-4

Deriving Normative Data on 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring for South Asian Children (ASHA): A Clinical Research Protocol. Nazarali S., Robinson C.H., Khan F., Pocsai T., Desai D., de Souza R.J., Bhatt G., Dart A., Dionne J., Elmansy S., Kandasamy S., Lear S.A., Obeid J., Parekh R., Punthakee Z., Sinha R., Thabane L., Wahi G., Zappitelly M., Anand S.S., Chanchlani R. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 9:20543581211072329. 2022. DOI:10.1177/20543581211072329

Strengthening Community Roots: Anchoring Newcomers in Wellness and Sustainability (SCORE!): A protocol for the co-design and evaluation of a healthy active living program among a newcomer community in Canada. Wahi G, Kandasamy S, Bangdiwala SI, Baumann A, Crea-Arsenio M, Desai D, DiLiberto D, Georgiades K, Jackson-Best F, Kwan M, Montague P, Newbold KB, Sherifali D, Sim A, de Souza RJ, Anand SS. PLOS ONE. 18(9): e0288851. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288851

Other Communication Products

Posters, presentations, Interactive maps and other content we have produced to share what we have learned with the broader community.

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PLOS Global Public Health  ➚

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among South Asians in Canada

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PLOS Global Public Health  ➚

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among South Asians in Canada

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PLOS Global Public Health  ➚

Use of race, ethnicity, and ancestry data in health research

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Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada  ➚

Maternal and Newborn Health Profile in a First Nations Community in Canada

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