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Distinguished Professor | Nutrition Ambassador | Tier 1 Canada Research Chair | @CAHS_ACSS | @Top40_40 | @WXN 🇨🇦 Most Powerful Women. Own views 🇨🇦 🇧🇷

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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
3 months
“Methodological standards for body composition: an expert-endorsed guide for research and clinical applications: levels, models, and terminology". @AJCNutrition https://t.co/YJo3gCBFFb Despite the widespread use of body composition in research and clinical practice, confusion
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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
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Join us! Live attendance is free. @mackinprof https://t.co/T2ynlYaIXf
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@Paul_Wischmeyer
Paul Wischmeyer MD
2 months
🙋‍♂️ Online Now! Muscle: A Critical Organ for Survival & Recovery in Critical Illness 💪 Honored to work with @mackinprof @DrCarlaPrado & Matthew Lees. 🔗 https://t.co/UesaxSdI1Y #CriticalCare #MuscleMass #ICURehab #ICUNutrition #MuscleMatter #ESPEN2025
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@mdballesteros
María Ballesteros
3 months
Great paper from great authors Everything about body composition, essential for those who want to learn from the beginning and also for all of us who love the topic
@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
3 months
“Methodological standards for body composition: an expert-endorsed guide for research and clinical applications: levels, models, and terminology". @AJCNutrition https://t.co/YJo3gCBFFb Despite the widespread use of body composition in research and clinical practice, confusion
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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
3 months
Join us! Live attendance is free. @mackinprof https://t.co/T2ynlYaIXf
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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
3 months
Join us next week! Free registration. US/Canadian dietitians:  Tuesday, August 12 at 10:30 – 11:30 p.m. ET. Australian/NZ dietitians: Wednesday, August 13 at 12:30 – 1:30pm Sydney/Melbourne time. https://t.co/yz4F9ZX6KN
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@NutriSeen
NutriSEEN
3 months
🚨‼️Imprescindible: guía para el uso e interpretación de los métodos de composición corporal https://t.co/QsZMOuOIhq liderada por l @DrCarlaPrado 🔝🔝y así nos quedamos cuando nos encontramos con Carla
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@jacksonfyfe
Jackson Fyfe, PhD
1 year
Skeletal muscle: a critical organ for survival and recovery in critical illness. Critical care settings are extremely challenging environments to preserve muscle health. ICU patients can lose ~2% of the muscle mass per day in the first week of admission. A number of factors
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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
5 months
You can read a free version of our article here: 🔗
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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
5 months
💪Sarcopenia isn’t just a muscle condition, it’s a major health risk. Our new paper, https://t.co/MjjRNbvHaa "Health outcomes of sarcopenia: a consensus report by the outcome working group of the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS)" brings together a global team
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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
5 months
Thrilled to share our latest work on Patient engagement strategies in digital health interventions for cancer survivors. https://t.co/TdnE1YR0wg. Digital health platforms are a growing part of survivorship care, but how often do they really involve the voices of those they aim
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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
6 months
Great seeing my superstar, award-wining friend @mdballesteros at #SENPE2025 ❤️ 🇪🇸
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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
7 months
📢 New PhD Position Available in my lab co-supervised by Dr. Amy Kirkham @amyakirkham, in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education at the University of Toronto. We invite applications for this PhD student position at the @UofAALES in the areas of clinical trials,
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@DrCarlaPrado
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS
7 months
Had the best time filming this TikTok trend with my amazing #nutrition students! @UofAALES final product coming soon…😅  #TikTok https://t.co/XIDtM9Mr2r ##ItAintAboutTheMoney #Nutrioke
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@QoLifeMedical
QoLife Medical
7 months
✨Muscle Matters: From Science to Clinical Reality, A Live Experience! Experiencia inmersiva de aprendizaje con gamificación en #Nutrición Clínica, Role Play y Nutrioke 🎶 #SENPE2025 📅 24/04 de 14.00-15.00h @DrCarlaPrado #IsabelVegas @jgarciaalmeida @SENPE_ 🎤🎶📢💡🗓📍👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️
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@Paul_Wischmeyer
Paul Wischmeyer MD
7 months
🙋‍♂️Why is clinical nutrition missing from medical training? In powerful Podcast (Link: https://t.co/CAdPjCR8RB) we expose this critical gap in healthcare education—😳 70% of med schools don’t require nutrition training, & only 14% of residency programs offer it. It’s time to
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@cellhostmicrobe
Cell Host & Microbe
8 months
Rewild your gut: Fighting modern diseases w/ancient microbes Preview of @CellCellPress work showing diet mimicking non-industrialized patterns (“Restore” diet) enhances L. reuteri & improves microbiome metabolites, leading to cardiometabolic benefits https://t.co/Yckvh7NWNw
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@mespenuae
MEAPEN 2026
8 months
Please join us in welcoming Carla Prado from the University of Alberta, Canada, to MEAPEN 2025, where she will discuss sarcopenia screening and assessment. Enjoy 20% off on registration with promo code MEAPENWIN. Valid until March 31! Register here https://t.co/MxGxTblk5s
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@WCHRIUofA
Women & Children's Health Research Institute
8 months
WCHRI members Carla Prado, Catherine Field and Andrea Haqq found that restoring the gut microbiome may help reduce diabetes and heart disease risks. Read more about the @abwomenshealth-funded research: https://t.co/X3lfVmjPZF
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