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Professors Emeritus
Foods & Nutrition
Leonard A. Piché
- Received his PhD in Human Nutrition from the University of Guelph in 1987 and Practiced as a Registered Dietitian from May 1997 to October 2025.
- Current Position is Professor Emeritus in the Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, 深夜福利站 and previously as an Assistant-, Associate-, then Full-Professor at Brescia from 1989 to 2013.
- Developed and taught a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in nutrition.
- Member of several professional organizations, including the Canadian Nutrition Society and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Co-authored research on the relationship between diet and heart disease risk and contributed to multiple editions of Mosby’s Medical Dictionary.
- Provided expert feedback to Health Canada on nutrition labeling, the Food Guide, and other important public health issues over 100 times.
- Has been interviewed by media outlets more than 300 times on various nutrition-related topics.
- Current research interests include 'Supplemented Foods' and the study of dietary impacts on children's and adolescents' health behaviors.
Recent Publications
- Sizer F, Whitney E, D’Andreamatteo C, Novack E, Piché L A. 2025. Nutrition: Concepts & Controversies – 6th Canadian Edition. Nelson Education Ltd, Toronto ON.
- Whitney E, Rolfes S, Hammond G, O’Connor C, Piché L A. 2024. Understanding Nutrition: Third Canadian Edition. Nelson Education Ltd, Toronto ON
- Dr Leonard A Piché PhD RD. 2020. Fish Tales: from Elvis to the Beatles. BookPrinter.ca, Espanola ON
- Piché L A and McQuarrie W J (Jack), 2018. Map of Murders and Mysteries on Manitoulin Island, BookPrinter.ca, Espanola ON. (Included in the 2024 Re-Issue of ‘Murders and Mysteries of Manitoulin District’ by Jack McQuarrie)
- P Turton, L Piché, D Battram. Adolescent attitudes and beliefs regarding caffeine and the consumption of caffeinated beverages. JNEB vol 48, 181-189, 2016
- D Battram, L Piché, C Beynon, J Kurtz, M He. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Children’s Perceptions, Factors of Influence, and Suggestions for Reducing Intake. 2016 JNEB Vol 48 (1): 27-34