Pathway Contributor: Tanis Fenton
Bio
Dr. Tanis Fenton has a Doctorate in epidemiology, two degrees in nutrition (Bachelor and Masters), and 18 years of clinical experience in neonatal intensive care. Currently a Research Lead for Alberta Nutrition Services and appointed as an adjunct professor at the School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Tanis is an invited chair of the Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition’s Preterm Infant Nutrition Working Group. She recently revised the widely used Fenton Preterm Growth Chart. Tanis’ main research areas include critical appraisal in nutrition, neonatal nutrition and growth.
Contributions
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What infant feeding formulas contribute to risk reduction for allergic diseases, including food allergy and eczema, among infants at high risk for allergy?
Role: Reviewer
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Does the early introduction of common allergenic complementary foods in an infant’s diet decrease the risk of food allergy?
Role: Reviewer
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Among healthy term infants, does early feeding of cow’s milk-based infant formula affect the risk of developing cow’s milk allergy?
Role: Reviewer