Mary R. L'Abbe, PhD

Professor
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dr. L’Abbé is a Professor and former Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, where she leads a research group on Food and Nutrition Policy for Population Health. In 2018 Dr. L’Abbé was named to the Order of Canada; she is an inaugural Fellow of the CNS-SCN and a fellow of the ASN. Her research examines the nutritional quality of the Canadian food supply, nutrient profiling methods, dietary intake patterns, and consumer research on food choices related to obesity and NCDs. Professor L’Abbé has over 285 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and chaired or participated on numerous expert committees for WHO, PAHO, Health Canada and the US National Academies for DRIs. She is the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Nutrition Policy for NCD Prevention and one of the founding members of INFORMAS.

Presentation(s):

• Computational Methods to Advance Rigor and Data Collection in Nutrition (Oral 30)

  On Demand

  Disclosure(s): Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

• (OR30-05-22) Automation of the Updated Food Label Information Program (FLIP 2020): A Comprehensive Canadian Branded Grocery and Restaurant Food Composition Database

  On Demand

  Disclosure(s): Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)