Nutraceuticals Research Projects

The Centre is committed to the discussion, discovery, and development of functional foods and nutraceuticals, with special emphasis on the crops of the Canadian Prairies. 

Many exciting research projects are underway at the Centre.  Examples of current research projects include:

Effects of a diet rich in diaclyglycerol (DAG) oil on body weight, body composition, and blood lipid levels in women

Effect of Heart & Stroke Portfolio diet on lipid metabolism and weight loss in men.

Effect of pulses and pulse fractions on indices of lipid, carbohydrate and energy metabolism, as we as oxidative status in overweight, hyperlipidemic individuals

Use of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) as a nutraceutical for weight loss in humans

Evaluation of very long chain fatty acids/alcohol and plant sterols as functional food ingredients for cholesterol-lowering in hypercholesterolemic humans

Effects of dietary cholesterol with and without simvastatin on cholesterol absorption and synthesis and sterol profile in Smith Lemli Optiz syndrome (SLOS) patients

Effects of unique algal based polysaccharides on plasma lipid levels and energy metabolism in hamsters.

Evaluation of plant sterol and cholesterol absorption in overweight, hypercholesterolemic men with and without coronary heart disease

Extraction and characterization of flax lignans using supercritical fluid extraction.

Structure-function properties of novel bioactive peptides

As well as these exciting areas: molybdenum in infant formulas; antioxidant status of athletes; flax oil and firefighters; and bioactives in human milk.