Hope Weiler | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Guelph McMaster University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Nutrition |
Institutions | McGill University |
Hope A. Weiler is a Canadian nutritionist and associate professor in the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at the McGill University Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
She holds a B.A.Sc. in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Guelph and a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, Cell Biology and Metabolism, from McMaster University. As of 2018, she is a Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Nutrition and Health Across the Lifespan at McGill University. [1] [2] Her research specialty is the prevention of osteoporosis. [1] [3]
Her work includes research on childhood obesity. Based on results from a 2012 study, she suggested that activities to build a child's muscle mass are more important than diets targeted toward weight loss. [4] She has also studied the effect of dietary supplements such as Vitamin D to enhance muscle growth in infants and toddlers. [5] [6]
She and her group are seeking to prevent overweight children from growing into overweight adults, however she is not putting children on a diet. "Being active, growing strong muscles and strong bones would be a really big asset for children today,"said Weiler.