Research Axis
Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health Axis
Research Theme
Cardiometabolic and vascular health: from genetics to environmental approaches
Address
CHUSJ
Phone
514-343-6737
Fax
514-343-2181
A research programme focusing on paediatrics and obesity:
- AXIS 1: Chronoexercise as an innovative parameter for the prevention of paediatric obesity.
- OBJECTIVE 1: Identify the optimal time for acute exercise to achieve a negative energy balance.
- OBJECTIVE 2: To document whether the best timing of acute exercise performed chronically produces a greater negative energy balance.
- AXIS 2: Interactions between lifestyle habits as a new FITT factor for the prevention of juvenile obesity.
- OBJECTIVE 1: Identify the best scenario for changing diet in order to improve physical activity and body weight regulation.
- OBJECTIVE 2: To reveal the best scenario for reducing sedentary behaviour, increasing PA levels and controlling body weight.
- AXIS 3: Validation of the updated FITT+ recommendations.
- OBJECTIVE 1: To quantify the contribution of the enhanced FITT+ components associated with lifestyle habits and weight control.
In parallel, we are also working on studying the chemosensory (taste/smell) and visual response in an EXiNU context (Exercise-Nutrition Interaction). Finally, the intuitive aspect of adopting healthy lifestyle habits (physical activity and nutrition) is being promoted in the Écoute ton corps, il te parle! project.
Career Summary
Marie-Eve Mathieu holds a B.Sc. in kinesiology and completed her master's and doctoral studies in exercise science at the Université de Montréal. After a postdoctoral internship at Université Laval, she began her career as a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the Université de Montréal.
She is also a researcher at the Sainte-Justine UHC Azrieli research center. Her research at the Laboratoire Activité Physique et Santé (LAPS), which she directs, aims to identify how physical activity and the adoption of a healthy, active lifestyle can help to ensure optimal weight and cardiometabolic health, particularly for young people.