Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
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Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Biography

N. A. Michael Eskin is Professor and Associate Dean in the Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He has done extensive research on edible oils and was involved in the early development of canola oil.  Of particular note is his more recent work identifying the importance of minor components, particularly vitamin E, on the stability of edible oils. He has also worked in the area of carbohydrates, particularly yellow mustard, examining the chemical, functional and anticancer properties of its mucilage.

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Scoping Literature Review of the Nutrition Status Among Canadian First Nations Women During Pregnancy: What Does the Evidence Reveal?
  Author(s): Olena Kloss, Karlee Dyck, Heather Giesbrecht, Rachel Eni, Michael N A Eskin, Albert E Chudley and Miyoung Suh*
  
  Background: Indigenous women residing in remote communities experience a disproportionately higher prevalence of nutrition-related chronic diseases. The development of evidence-based programs and policies to minimize these health disparities necessitates a comprehensive understanding of Indigenous women’s nutrition status and dietary intake patterns. However, a knowledge gap exists with respect to baseline maternal nutrition status and dietary intake information among First Nations women living on reserves. Objective: We aimed to systematically synthesize existing literature on maternal dietary information in Indigenous women residing on reserve lands and remote communities. Methodology: The articles that reported a singular nutrient status, multiple nutrients status, meal consumption pattern, and/ nutrition-related biomarkers in First Nations women during childbearing years, pr.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2327-4972.21.10.286

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