Research Associate and Lecturer, School of Human Nutrition, McGill University
Dr. Michele Iskandar is a research associate and lecturer at the School of Human Nutrition at McGill University. In addition to her dietetics background, her research includes the effects of dietary patterns and food components on the risk of non-communicable diseases, which she conducts via molecular and cellular studies, animal models, clinical and population studies.
The baffling case of metabolically healthy obese people: Are they protected from chronic diseases?
Feb 02, 2022 08:38 am UTC| Health
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