Meaghan Kavanagh MSc PhD
@MeaghanKavanag1
Research: chronic disease prevention You're better off following me here now: https://bsky.app/profile/meaghankavanagh.bsky.social
Creatine continues to impress 💪🏋️ 33 days of CrM shows benefit for recovery in double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial with sex-specific diffs♀️ CrM may not only be for athletes, but also for regular folks. mdpi.com/3326218 #mdpinutrients via @Nutrients_MDPI
“But what about how people gain back weight after stopping a GLP-1 medicine?” Well, what about cholesterol going up after stopping a statin? What about blood pressure going up after stopping an ACE inhibitor? What about mood worsening after stopping an SSRI? What about blood…
Do you know your LDL cholesterol?🩸 How about your non-HDL cholesterol? 🩸 Some cool new Ontario cohort 🇨🇦findings emphasizing the importance of considering both LDL & non-HDL cholesterol, especially in those with T2D or CKD In JACC: Advances 👇🏻🔗jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…
"Fasting Before Bloodwork Is Outdated for Most Patients" Is this being adopted by clinical research, especially on LDL? Should we help our participants avoid the long lines at LifeLabs? 👇 medscape.com/viewarticle/fa…
📣 #EarlyCareerResearchers! Learn about high-quality review and the #PeerReview process. Apply to the Fall 2025 Reviewer in Training program by August 6: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/52291.html?h…
Is intermittent fasting a good strategy for better health? ⚖️ Read our team's 🚨 new systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs to find out 🔎 Congrats @zsemnani for leading this paper @Toronto_3D_Unit @nutrisci_uoft @uoftmedicine 👇👇 bmj.com/content/389/bm…
🚨 Our latest research on the Portfolio Diet was featured by @Medscape In this study, published @BMCMedicine, we examined the diet’s association with CVD mortality This is 1 of many steps to take RCT evidence beyond LDL-C to real outcomes. From🩸biomarkers to 🫀disease impact!
New Canadian studies suggest that the portfolio diet can reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and mortality among diverse patient populations. Previous studies had examined only older White participants. #cardiovasculardisease @MeaghanKavanag1 medscape.com/viewarticle/ne…
🚨New publication: DASH4D RCT They found a🧂🚫lower sodium DASH-style diet had a clin. meaningful 📉reduction on BP AND they suggest Na may matter more than diet for BP?🧐 "effect of sodium reduction appeared stronger than the effect of the diet" jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…
🧠Can you improve your risk now for dementia later in life? Maybe! 🚨New study in JAMA finds between 22% and 44% of dementia cases by 80 years in the ARIC study were attributed to *highly preventable* vascular risk factors (HTN, T2D, smoking). 👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
New research from @UnityHealthTO & @UofT shows the Portfolio Diet—rich in plant-based foods—can cut cardiovascular disease risk & lower mortality across age groups. Even moderate adherence helps. Start young, benefit for life. 💚 @MeaghanKavanag1 utoronto.ca/news/double-se…
RARE OPPORTUNITY for Lipidaholics - I am often asked how one can view "Dr Lipid" slides! Starting tomorrow evening June 10 and in the subsequent two weeks are 3 free lectures which are part of an exclusive speaker series hosted by Functional Medicine University that are different…
🥦 Join the Food Impact Network for a webinar: "Delicious Advances in Institutional Plant-Forward Menus" 📅 Monday, June 23 🍽️ From 🫛 to 🏥 — learn about plant-based institutional dining innovation 🔗 Register here eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-deli… #PlantForward #FoodSystems
Invitation #3 - – My 3rd webinar lecture, part of an exclusive speaker series hosted by Functional Medicine University, is a great opportunity to go deeper into a topic that is rarely taught— and that I know surely matters to Lipidaholics In this illuminating presentation, I will…
There has been an idea that ultra-processed foods merely induce an “addictive” effect due to dopamine release. That does not find support in a recent study. Presented by @KevinH_PhD at #NLASessions
Absolutely incredible talk from @KevinH_PhD. First key point: In the U.S., we have an extremely efficient agricultural system for producing calories. Interestingly, while total food supply has increased since the 1970s, two-thirds of those add’l calories now end up in the trash.
And perhaps the most intriguing data presented by @KevinH_PhD at #NLASessions: Interim analysis from a fascinating trial suggests UPFs may not inherently drive weight gain; instead, it’s energy density and hyperpalatability of the UPFs that is associated with ad lib energy intake…
Are you attending ASN's #Nutrition2025 in Orlando, FL🐊, May 31 – June 3? Come checkout my poster this Sunday!👀 P17-034-25: Adherence to the Portfolio Dietary Pattern and Associated Risk of Cancer Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study in US Adults
Thrilled to share that our study published @BioMedCentral Med, was featured by @uoftmedicine 🔬 The story also highlights work by Victoria Chen (BMC Public Health), showing that the Portfolio Diet may delay CVD when started in EARLY. 👇🏼👇🏼 🔗temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/double-se…
Heart disease doesn’t start when you’re old - it starts early, often silently. 🫀 In this episode, I sat down with preventive cardiologist Dr. Laurence Sperling to unpack the real story behind cardiovascular disease. We cover everything from cholesterol and blood pressure to…
Ethically this graph needs to be shown to anyone being advised to go on this diet. @nationallipid @society_eas @ASPCardio @escardio @atherosociety #cholesterol @PeterAttiaMD
Created this using the baseline and 12 month PAV date from the recent KETO-CTA study (Where we saw an increase from 1.6% to 2.4%).
🚨 Soy ≠ estrogen bomb Still hearing myths about soy and femininity? 🧐 Our team at @Toronto_3D_Unit in @nutrisci_uoft designed this cool infographic to set the record straight! 🌱💪 📖 Check out the @nutritionorg article: 🔗 nutrition.org/new-research-c… #Nutrition #WomensHealth
