Daneshmand, Roya

R. Daneshman
Advisor: 
Paula Brauer
Program: 
PhD Applied Human Nutrition
Graduate Degree: 
PhD.
Research Focus: 
My primary research interest is to promote pulse consumption in Canadian population. Current PhD work is to compare the effectiveness of pulse promotion strategies in Canadian population using Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST).

Academic Background:

PhD (Applied Human Nutrition)_ University of Guelph, (2020)

MSc (Public Health Nutrition)_University of Eastern Finland, Finland (2015)

Research Interests:

  • Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
  • Stroke
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Eating behavioural change

Recent Publications:

(R) Daneshmand R, Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Virtanen JK Associations of serum n-3 and n-6 PUFA and hair mercury with the risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD). Br J Nutr. 2016;115:1851-1859.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26991769

(R) Daneshmand R, Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Virtanen JK Associations of serum n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids with plasma natriuretic peptides. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2016;70:963-969.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27071511

(R) Daneshmand R, Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Virtanen JK Associations of estimated Delta-5-desaturase and Delta-6-desaturase activities with stroke risk factors and risk of stroke: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. Br J Nutr. 2017;117:582-590.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28382895