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CHILD Cohort Study

In this national birth cohort study, researchers are tracking the health of nearly 3,500 Canadian children to find ways to prevent asthma, allergies, obesity and other chronic diseases.

CHILD News

  • Dad’s weight before baby’s birth may influence that child’s risk of developing obesity
  • CHILD provides new insight into how genes interact with early-life exposures to affect gut bacteria, influence asthma & allergy risk
  • Recent changes to the CHILD team
  • Consumption of ultra-processed foods when very young may increase obesity risk, study finds
  • New study reveals how breastfeeding shapes a child’s microbiome and lung health

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