Plant-Based Canada Podcast

Episode 118: Sustainable Nutrition in a Changing World with Dr. Vasanti Malik

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Welcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Vasanti Malik to discuss sustainable, healthy diets and environmental impacts. 

Dr. Vasanti Malik is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto and holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Malik earned her MSc in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto and a dual doctorate in Nutrition and Epidemiology from Harvard, where she also completed postdoctoral training.

Her research focuses on dietary and lifestyle determinants of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases across diverse populations and life stages, with additional expertise in environmental sustainability and food systems. Using epidemiological studies, clinical trials, and evidence synthesis, she has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers that have informed dietary guidelines and health policy internationally. Dr. Malik has contributed to expert advisory initiatives with organizations including World Health Organization and American Heart Association, and collaborates on global nutrition and chronic disease prevention research in Canada, the United States, and internationally.


Website

Dr. Vasanti Malik: https://nutrisci.med.utoronto.ca/faculty/vasanti-malik


Resources:

TOsustain: https://utsc.utoronto.ca/foodandfarm/tosustain

TMU Urban Farm: https://www.torontomu.ca/sciencerendezvous/activity-booths/urbanfarm/

Lancet Planetary Health Abstract: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38632913/ 

Diabetes & Community Gardens: https://healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalyst-grants-fund-projects-aimed-reducing-type-2-diabetes-risk-peel-region 


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This episode was hosted by Stephanie Nishi RD, PhD.

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