Hassan Vatanparast MD, PhD

Hassan Vatanparast is a Professor with Joint Appointment to the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition and School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan. Hassan is actively involved in research and health promotion initiatives targeting children’s health and chronic disease. Hassan is leading several projects at the local, national and global levels aimed to improve the nutritional health of the general population, newcomers and indigenous communities. We benefit from a multi-sectorial collaboration in these initiatives. Hassan and his colleagues have published several papers as well as presented their findings at national and international conferences. Hassan and his colleagues continue their collaborative work with the goal of improving the nutritional health of at risk populations.

1	Lane, G. and Vatanparast, H., 2023. Immigrant families’ experience of the Canadian food and nutrition environment. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. View
2	Keshavarz, P., Lane, G., Pahwa, P., Lieffers, J., Shafiee, M., Finkas, K., Desmarais, M. and Vatanparast, H., 2023. Dietary Patterns of Off-Reserve Indigenous Peoples in Canada and Their Association with Chronic Conditions. Nutrients, 15(6), p.1485. View
3	Sharifan, P., Rashidmayvan, M., Khorasanchi, Z., Darroudi, S., Heidari, A., Hoseinpoor, F., Vatanparast, H., Safarian, M., Eslami, S., Afshari, A. and Asadi, Z., 2022. Efficacy of low-fat milk and yogurt fortified with vitamin D3 on systemic inflammation in adults with abdominal obesity. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 41(1), pp.1-8. View
4	Shafiee, M., Keshavarz, P., Lane, G., Pahwa, P., Szafron, M., Jennings, D. and Vatanparast, H., 2022. Food Security Status of Indigenous Peoples in Canada According to the 4 Pillars of Food Security: A Scoping Review. Advances in Nutrition, 13(6), pp.2537-2558. View
5	Ranjbari, M., Shams Esfandabadi, Z., Quatraro, F., Vatanparast, H. and Shiung Lam, S., 2022. Biomass and organic waste potentials towards implementing circular bioeconomy platforms: A systematic bibliometric analysis. J Fuel 318, 123585: 0016–2361. View
6	Warken, M., Sanden, T., Shanks, N., Engler-Stringer, R. and Vatanparast, H., 2022. A need for multi-sector and multi-pronged solutions to address the many barriers inhibiting change from unhealthy food environments in publicly funded recreation facilities: a mixed-method study. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 47(8), pp.847-859. View
7	Al-Bazz, S.A., Béland, D., Lane, G.L., Engler-Stringer, R.R., White, J. and Vatanparast, H., 2022. Food Security of Temporary Foreign Farm Workers Under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Canada and the United States: A Scoping Review. Advances in Nutrition, 13(5), pp.1603–1627. View
8	Lane, G. and Vatanparast, H., 2022. Adjusting the Canadian Healthcare System to Meet Newcomer Needs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), p.3752. View
9	Shafiee, M., Islam, N., Ramdath, D.D. and Vatanparast, H., 2022. Most Frequently Consumed Red/Processed Meat Dishes and Plant-Based Foods and Their Contribution to the Intake of Energy, Protein, and Nutrients-to-Limit among Canadians. Nutrients, 14(6), p.1257. View
10	Jandaghi, P., Hosseini, Z., Chilibeck, P., Hanley, A.J., Deguire, J.R., Bandy, B., Pahwa, P. and Vatanparast, H., 2022. The Role of Immunomodulatory Nutrients in Alleviating Complications Related to SARS-CoV-2: A Scoping Review. Advances in Nutrition, 13(2), pp.424-438. View