Hassan Vatanparast – The Conversation

Syrian refugee family Mohammad Al Mnajer and wife Fouzia Al Hashish sit with their three daughters Judy, second left, Jaidaa, far right, and Baylasan as they eat their after school snack at their home in Mississauga, Ont., in December 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

April 9, 2019

Immigrant children’s health declines rapidly after arrival in Canada

Hassan Vatanparast, University of Saskatchewan and Ginny Lane, University of Saskatchewan

Research shows that many immigrants are healthier than Canadians when they arrive in the country. The longer they stay, the more their health declines.

Children play soccer in the small town of Baker Lake, Nunavut in 2009. Research among children with arthritis globally shows that those residing in northern latitudes have abnormally low vitamin D levels. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

November 22, 2018

Children with arthritis lack vitamin D

Alan Rosenberg, University of Saskatchewan; Hassan Vatanparast, University of Saskatchewan, and Sarah Finch, University of Saskatchewan

A new study points to a clear link between childhood arthritis and abnormally low levels of vitamin D, especially ion northern countries.

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