Carol E. Greenwood, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Associate Director of KLARU
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care

Ph: 416.978.4261
Fax: 416.978.5882
carol.greenwood@utoronto.ca


Primary Affiliations:

• Department of Nutritional Sciences
  

Other Affiliations:

• Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied and Evaluative Research Unit,  Baycrest, Torontoo

Education/Degrees:

• B.Sc. Food Science, Macdonald College of McGill University, 1969-74
• M.Sc. Food Chemistry, University of Toronto, 1974-76
• Ph.D. Nutrition, University of Toronto, 1977-80
• PDF, Neural & Endocrine Regulation, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1980-83

Professional Memberships:

• American Society for Nutrition Society for Neuroscience                                                

Research:

• Role of diet in the retention of cognitive function with aging; Impact of type 2 diabetes
  on cognitive function with aging.

Recent Publications:                                                   

 

• Fiocco AJ, Shatenstein B, Ferland G, Payette H, Morais J, Greenwood CE.  Sodium intake impacts cognitive function in older adults over 4 years depending on level of physical activity: The NuAge Study.  Neurobiology of Aging (in press).
  
  
• Gagnon C, Greenwood CE, Bherer L.  The acute effects of glucose ingestion on attentional control in healthy older adults. Psychopharmacology 211:337-346, 2010.
  
  
• Fergenbaum, JH, Bruce, S, Spence, DJ, Lou, W, Hanley, AJG, Greenwood, CE, Young, KT. Window to the brain: Can retinopathy be used to assess cognitive function. Brain Injury 24:1448-1454, 2010.
  
  
• Chui MH, Greenwood CE. Antioxidant vitamins reduce meal-induced memory deficits in adults with type 2 diabetes. Nutr Res. 28(7):423-9, 2008.

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