Laurent Legault, MD
Primary Axis:
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Kidney Diseases
Secondary Axis:
Health Outcomes
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Clinical projects involved in type 1 diabetes through diet intervention as well as testing new pediatric treatment modalities. Obesity research focuses on prevention strategies as well as screening and treatment of associated co-morbidities.Diabetes, obesity, prevention, complications, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular diseases
Keywords:
Diabetes, obesity, prevention, complications, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular diseases
Location:
Montreal Children's Hospital Publications:
Legault L for the Trigr Study Group. A nutritional intervention for the prevention of type 1 diabetes in newborns at high risk. Pediatr Diab 8(3): 117-137; 2007.
Legault L, Pincott R, Polychronakos C. Screening for type 2 diabetes in overweight adolescents in a high school setting. Can J Diab 31(2): 125-130; 2007.
Legault L, Polychronakos C. Annual incidence of type 1 diabetes in the province of Quebec, no evidence of an increase. Clin Invest Med. 29(1): 10-3; 2006.
