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Profile

Focus on dietary assessment methods, dietary habits and cardiovascular diseases
Experiences in data analysis of complex sampling surveys, observational studies, and controlled feeding trials
Collaboration experiences with government and academic partners

Education

Ph.D. in Nutrition, Université Laval, 2022
- Thesis: Mesure de la qualité de l’alimentation et des habitudes alimentaires: défis et solutions (Measuring diet quality and dietary habits: challenges and solutions)
- Thesis listed on the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies’ Honour Roll
- Thesis awarded the 2023 PhD Dissertation Award by the Canadian Nutrition Society
- Supervisors: Prof. Benoît Lamarche, Prof. Simone Lemieux
M.Sc. in Nutrition, Université Laval, 2017
- Thesis: Étude de l’impact des gras laitiers sur la capacité des lipoprotéines de haute densité à stimuler l’efflux de cholestérol (Study of the impact of dairy fats on high density lipoproteins-mediated cholesterol efflux capacity)
- Supervisors: Prof. Benoît Lamarche, Dr. Patrick Couture
B.Sc. in Nutrition, Université Laval, 2014

Work/Research experience

2022-ongoing: Postdoctoral research fellow
- School of Human Nutrition, McGill University
- Main project: Health effects of adhering to Canada’s food guide recommendations in older adults: a target trial emulation
- Supervisor: Prof. Stéphanie Chevalier
2022-2023: Data Analyst Contract
- Institut de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ)
- Main tasks: provided data cleaning, transformation, manipulation and analysis consulting services.
2021-2022: Research Intern
- Research center of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec
- Examine the relationship between adherence to Canada’s Food Guide 2019 recommendations on healthy food choices and cardiovascular diseases using observational data from the UK Biobank
- Supervisor: Prof. Benoît Lamarche and Prof. Benoît J. Arsenault
2019-2020: Casual employee (Epidemiologist/Biostatistician/Researcher)
- Health Canada (Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion)
- Development of adherence assessment tools reflecting the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide
- Supervisor: Sylvie St-Pierre, PhD; Alfred Aziz, PhD
2017-2020: Casual employee (Research Assistant)
- University of Toronto
- Perform analysis to examine the effect of consuming voluntarily fortified food and beverages on usual nutrient intakes in the Canadian population (Canadian Community Health Survey 2015)
- Supervisor: Prof. Valerie Tarasuk

Publications

Comparison of the impact of SFAs from cheese and butter on cardiometabolic risk factors: a randomized controlled trial.

Brassard D, Tessier-Grenier M, Allaire J, et al. Comparison of the impact of SFAs from cheese and butter on cardiometabolic risk factors: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2017. doi:10.3945/ajcn.116.150300

Saturated Fats from Butter but Not from Cheese Increase HDL-Mediated Cholesterol Efflux Capacity from J774 Macrophages in Men and Women with Abdominal Obesity.

Brassard D, Arsenault BJ, Boyer M, et al. Saturated Fats from Butter but Not from Cheese Increase HDL-Mediated Cholesterol Efflux Capacity from J774 Macrophages in Men and Women with Abdominal Obesity. J Nutr 2018. doi:10.1093/jn/nxy014

Comparing Interviewer-Administered and Web-Based Food Frequency Questionnaires to Predict Energy Requirements in Adults.

Brassard D, Lemieux S, Charest A, et al. Comparing Interviewer-Administered and Web-Based Food Frequency Questionnaires to Predict Energy Requirements in Adults. Nutrients 2018. doi:10.3390/nu10091292

Poor Adherence to Dietary Guidelines Among French-Speaking Adults in the Province of Quebec, Canada: The PREDISE Study.

Brassard D, Laramée C, Corneau L, et al. Poor Adherence to Dietary Guidelines Among French-Speaking Adults in the Province of Quebec, Canada: The PREDISE Study. Can J Cardiol 2018. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2018.09.006

Examining the Advantages of Using Multiple Web-Based Dietary Assessment Instruments to Measure Population Dietary Intake: The PREDISE Study.

Brassard D, Fulgoni VL, Robitaille J, et al. Examining the Advantages of Using Multiple Web-Based Dietary Assessment Instruments to Measure Population Dietary Intake: The PREDISE Study. Curr Dev Nutr 2019. doi:10.1093/cdn/nzz014

Reply to Lucas and Willett-A Score Derived From the Canadian Food Guide for Assessing Diet Quality: A Risky Illusion?

Brassard D, Lamarche B. Reply to Lucas and Willett-A Score Derived From the Canadian Food Guide for Assessing Diet Quality: A Risky Illusion? Can J Cardiol 2019. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2018.12.034

Consumption of low nutritive value foods and cardiometabolic risk factors among French-speaking adults from Quebec, Canada: the PREDISE study.

Brassard D, Laramée C, Provencher V, et al. Consumption of low nutritive value foods and cardiometabolic risk factors among French-speaking adults from Quebec, Canada: the PREDISE study. Nutr J 2019. doi:10.1186/s12937-019-0474-y

Differences in Population-Based Dietary Intake Estimates Obtained From an Interviewer-Administered and a Self-Administered Web-Based 24-h Recall.

Brassard D, Laramée C, Robitaille J, et al. Differences in Population-Based Dietary Intake Estimates Obtained From an Interviewer-Administered and a Self-Administered Web-Based 24-h Recall. Front Nutr 2020. doi:10.3389/fnut.2020.00137

Changes in diet quality and food security among adults during the COVID-19-related early lockdown: results from NutriQuébec.

Lamarche B, Brassard D, Lapointe A, et al. Changes in diet quality and food security among adults during the COVID-19-related early lockdown: results from NutriQuébec. Am J Clin Nutr 2021. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa363

Development of the Healthy Eating Food Index (HEFI)-2019 measuring adherence to Canada’s Food Guide 2019 recommendations on healthy food choices.

Brassard D, Elvidge Munene LA, St-Pierre S, et al. Development of the Healthy Eating Food Index (HEFI)-2019 measuring adherence to Canada's Food Guide 2019 recommendations on healthy food choices. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2022. doi:10.1139/apnm-2021-0415

Evaluation of the Healthy Eating Food Index (HEFI)-2019 measuring adherence to Canada’s Food Guide 2019 recommendations on healthy food choices.

Brassard D, Elvidge Munene LA, St-Pierre S, et al. Evaluation of the Healthy Eating Food Index (HEFI)-2019 measuring adherence to Canada's Food Guide 2019 recommendations on healthy food choices. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2022. doi:10.1139/apnm-2021-0416

Greater Adherence to the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide Recommendations On Healthy Food Choices Reduces the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: a Prospective Analysis of UK Biobank Data.

Brassard D, Manikpurage HD, Thériault S, et al. Greater Adherence to the 2019 Canada's Food Guide Recommendations On Healthy Food Choices Reduces the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: a Prospective Analysis of UK Biobank Data. Am J Clin Nutr 2022. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqac256

Relationship between Adherence to the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide Recommendations on Healthy Food Choices and Nutrient Intakes in Older Adults.

Brassard D, Chevalier S. Relationship between Adherence to the 2019 Canada's Food Guide Recommendations on Healthy Food Choices and Nutrient Intakes in Older Adults. J Nutr 2023. doi:10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.07.005

Didier Brassard, RD PhD

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