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Dr. Heather Armstrong

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🇳🇿🇨🇦🇦🇺 Associate Prof Dept Medicine, Div Gastroenterology | Peds @UAlberta_FoMD | #inflammation #nutrition #microbes #IBD #cancer | IBD patient | she/her

Edmonton, AB
Joined February 2014
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
3 years
📢 Exciting morning for our team! Our manuscript with Gastroenterology (published Sept) takes centre stage on the cover of the Feb edition of @AGA_Gastro We were the 1st team to show unfermented B-fructan #fibers can have an inflammatory effect in the gut of #IBD (details below)
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
3 years
🧵Our long awaited, officially published manuscript was released today with @AGA_Gastro "Unfermented β-fructan fibers fuel inflammation in select inflammatory bowel disease patients" @eytan_wine @BordingMichael et al. #fiber #diet #microbiome #IBD https://t.co/0JXvylNNcJ
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@ProfWhelan
Kevin Whelan
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PhD on effect of plant foods on gut microbiome, metabolome and personalised responses Join @kingsmedicine for PhD with @EiriniDimidi and I Full details below😊 Project👉🏽 https://t.co/LKszUZa39F Eligibility👉🏽 https://t.co/oVRdNn0gS8 Application👉🏽 https://t.co/KhgDfUOWPc
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@ProfWhelan
Kevin Whelan
19 days
First ever guidelines for #diet in #constipation ▶️59 recommendations ▶️4 systematic reviews ▶️Included 75 RCTs ▶️6 years of work ▶️Endorsed by @BDA_Dietitians @PCSGastro Led by @EiriniDimidi @JHND_Official👉 https://t.co/HNJusoYTwT @NGMJournal👉 https://t.co/P0ezgAgnuM
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
29 days
Significantly better experience this go round thanks to @sheldonmfg @thermofisher Feels like we were doing this just yesterday setting up the first lab, but here we go again! Powerhouse team, all smiles as we set up the last piece of equipment in our new home @UAlberta_FoMD 🥼🦠
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@ADL_IBD
Adelaide IBD Group
2 months
🚨 The 2025 Adelaide IBD Summit "Practise Pearls" returns Nov 14–15 at the stunning Mt Lofty House! South Australia’s premier #IBD event brings yet another fantastic multidisciplinary, pragmatic & cutting-edge program! Don’t miss it 👉 https://t.co/IUWebesCfQ
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@JensWalter15
Jens Walter
2 months
How has obesity treatment evolved, and where is it heading? Our new review in Obesity explores: ✔ The central role of nutrition ✔ Precision medicine & microbiome strategies ✔ Integration with emerging therapies https://t.co/I630hhQ8wr #Obesity #Nutrition #PrecisionMedicine
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Obesity is a complex chronic disease requiring lifelong comprehensive treatment. In addition to lifestyle counseling that improves nutrition and physical activity, a promising new generation of...
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@SnyderInstitute
Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
2 months
Cheers to Dr. Valerie Taylor, now a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences! Her work on the gut–brain axis and mental health is changing the game and national policies with impact. #mentalhealth #HealthInnovation @UCalgary @HotchkissBrain @UofCr4kids @MathisonCentre
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@guthealthmd
Dr Mark Silverberg
2 months
Yes diet matters in managing #crohnsdisease. We may not have all the answers yet nor for all patient scenarios. But have a read of our study by the @ibdgc where we identify specific micronutrients that are associated with recurrence after ileal resection surgery. Expertly
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academic.oup.com
AbstractBackground and Aims. Diet may influence the disease course in inflammatory bowel disease, but its role in postoperative outcomes for Crohn’s diseas
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
2 months
Pretty radio silent for our team lately with the chaos of our team move! But I'm so proud of my team, now split between Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton, showing up across the prairies today in support of #BurgersToBeatMS @MSCanOfficial @UM_RadyFHS @UAlberta_FoMD @SnyderInstitute
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@JacobAllenPhD
Jacob Allen
3 months
🚨 New preprint from the lab! We identify a link between sympathetic nervous system activity, gut epithelial ROS, and colitis susceptibility in mice, offering a potential mechanism for the well-known connection between stress and IBD in humans 🔗
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biorxiv.org
Psychological stress is a known risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the mechanisms linking stress to worsened disease remain unclear. Because distinct stress paradigms activate...
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
5 months
Our manuscript on what we know about biological #sex and #IBD published in @NatRevGastroHep is available free this month as a part of the special Focus on IBD in the June issue for anyone interested in taking a look! @UAlberta_FoMD @UM_RadyFHS @JEGhia https://t.co/JOXx75jl74
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nature.com
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology - Biological sex has a vital role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This Review examines sex in IBD pathophysiology and...
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
9 months
Our manuscript on sex in #IBD is online @NatRevGastroHep 🥳 Using my prior experience with grad reading courses @UAlberta_FoMD, @JEGhia PhD student Diane Tshikudi & I helped launch @UM_Immu IMMU7090 & Diane's exceptional classwork resulted in publication! https://t.co/JOXx75iNhw
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@GMFHx
GutMicrobiota Health
5 months
It's feasible to integrate fermented foods into dietary recommendations This review from @GutBugs2, @GardnerPhD & colleagues updates mechanisms of action that support health benefits of fermented foods and new ways to expand research: https://t.co/UPN77CgWPO
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GutMicrobiota Health
5 months
Intakes of high-quality carbohydrates and dietary fiber were associated with positive health in older adulthood These findings suggest that dietary carbohydrate quality may be an important determinant of healthy aging: https://t.co/QZ3X3QugRs
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jamanetwork.com
This cohort study assesses associations of dietary carbohydrate intake and carbohydrate quality with healthy aging among participants in the Nurses’ Health Study.
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
5 months
🏆 Congratulations to all the awardees from last night's #RhAwards ceremony @um_research Dr. Can-Ming Hu, Dr Erkinbaev, Dr Liang, Ms Diallo, Dr Pylypjuk, Dr Longo, and Dr Thille https://t.co/6Gk79VDZ9B
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news.umanitoba.ca
Eight UM faculty members were recognized at the May 22 Rh Awards ceremony, featuring a special presentation by Bowman Award recipient Dr. Can-Ming Hu. For more than 50 years, the Rh Awards have been...
@um_research
uManitoba Research
5 months
Congratulations to the Rh Award recipients this evening! Their extraordinary accomplishments are writing the next chapter of research excellence at @umanitoba
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@getgutsycanada
Crohn's and Colitis Canada
5 months
Say hello to Dr. Seth Shaffer, our expert speaker for the next GLS webinar, IBD and Understanding your Diagnostics! Hear him walk through what to expect during common procedures and how to interpret your results. Confirm your spot for May 29: https://t.co/UlZgpCwp0n
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
5 months
Calling any and all #IBD patients interested in completing a quick survey to support our Australian colleagues understand more about the impacts of protein
@RachelDavisAPD
Rachel Davis
6 months
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in South Australia with collaborators in UK, Canada & NZ are conducting a survey about protein supplements. We would love to gauge as many opinions as possible! @DrHArmstrong @CatherineWallNZ @MirandaLomer https://t.co/POguverE63
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
6 months
Expanding our work in collaboration with @The_GEMProject with dietary fibre intake data run by our teams very own @Reihane_kh and members of the GEM team @TorDigHealthIns associating findings with clinical and microbiome data ⬆️ intake of specific fibers protective against CD dx?
@NTforIBD
Nutritional Therapy for IBD
6 months
Fermentable fiber intake and Crohn’s disease risk from @The_GEMProject Mingyue Xue covers baseline factors contribution to fiber-related Crohn’s disease risk ✅ Inulin and b-glucan associated with ⬇️ risk of CD mediated by ⬇️ intestinal permeability ✅ Benefits also seem
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Dr. Heather Armstrong
6 months
📩 Take home from our talks @GardnerPhD @DDWMeeting is the importance of ⬆️ fibre intake & ⬆️ variety of dietary fibres consumed as they all have differing benefits for host & microbiome. Dietitian support is 🔑 for those struggling with symptoms/concerns on high fibre diets 🥦
@NTforIBD
Nutritional Therapy for IBD
6 months
A fiber-deficient diet results in gut microbiota irreversible losses over generations @GardnerPhD #DDW2025 @DDWMeeting
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@AGA_Gastro
Gastroenterology
6 months
⌚ Physiological Data Collected From Wearable Devices Identify and Predict #IBD Flares. Want to learn more? Click the link below: 🔗 https://t.co/L4OFp4inmn 🖋️ @RobertHirten
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@NTforIBD
Nutritional Therapy for IBD
6 months
More findings from @umfoodoc & colleagues on the role of Med diet in #IBS Also there is a space for other similar approaches such as @nimediet @JensWalter15 Kudos to @hmstaudacher for such an inspiring talk and for acknowledging the mental health nuances when implementing a
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@NTforIBD
Nutritional Therapy for IBD
6 months
It was great to attend the first human trial showing a low emulsifier diet is safe and effective and improves food-related quality of life in patients with moderate Crohn’s disease Diet research is so challenging, so we applaud @AaronBancil, @ProfWhelan, @TheGutHealthDoc,
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