Tanis Fenton

Dr. Tanis Fenton

is a Registered Dietitian and Epidemiologist. She developed the Fenton Preterm Growth Charts based on a need she saw when she was working clinically as a Dietitian in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. These growth charts are used internationally. They have been built into several electronic medical records, apps and clinical tools, as well as included in over 40 textbooks. She has been invited widely to present her work. In 2019, she received the O’Brien Institute Mid-Career Research Leader Award from the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Currently Dr. Fenton was the invited Chair for the Preterm Infant Expert Workgroup for the American Dietary Guidelines for preterm infants. Her research interests include nutrition, premature infant growth, and knowledge translation.

Neonatal Peer-Reviewed publications

Boctor DL, Fenton TR, Goulet O, Lambe C. Pediatric Intestinal Failure Associated Eating Disorder: An overview of the importance of oral feeding in a population at risk for feeding difficulties. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. ePub Feb 1 2024. Share link for 50 days: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1iX323AL6MRT6p

Jain S, Samycia L, Elmrayed S, Fenton TR. Does the evidence support in utero influences on later health and disease? A systematic review of highly cited Barker studies on developmental origins. J Perinatol. 2024 Feb 9. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-01889-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38337020.

Elmrayed S, Pinto J, Tough SC, McDonald SW, Scime NV, Wollny K, Lee Y, Kramer MS, Ospina MB, Lorenzetti DL, Madubueze A, Leung AA, Kumar M, Fenton TR. Small for gestational age preterm infants and later adiposity and height: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2023 2023 Sep;37(7):652-668. doi: 10.1111/ppe.13002 PMID: 37580882. Free download: http://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.13002

Merlino Barr S, Hand RK, Fenton TR, Groh-Wargo S. The Role of the Neonatal Registered Dietitian Nutritionist: Past, Present, and Future. Clin Perinatol. 2023 Sep;50(3):743-762. Epub 2023 Jun 2. PMID: 37536776. 

Casey L, Fenton TR. Recognizing and addressing atypical growth. Epub ahead of print 2023. https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/recognizing-and-addressing-atypical-growth 

Fenton TR, Elmrayed S, Scime NV, Tough SC, Pinto J, Sabet F, Wollny K, Lee Y, Harrison TG, Alladin-Karan B, Kramer MS, Ospina MB, Lorenzetti DL, Madubueze A, Leung AA, Kumar M. Small for date preterm infants and risk of higher blood pressure in later life: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2023 Jul;37(5):458-472. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12955. PMID: 36688258. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ppe.12955 

Alshaikh BN, Reyes Loredo A, Yusuf K, Maarouf A, Fenton TR, Momin S. Enteral long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and necrotizing enterocolitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 May;117(5):918-929. PMID: 37137615. https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1gxj3gSEKLIn

Alshaikh BN, Festival J, Reyes Loredo A, Yusuf K, Towage Z, Fenton TR, Wood C. Hindmilk as a Rescue Therapy in Very Preterm Infants with Suboptimal Growth Velocity. Nutrients. 2023 Feb 13;15(4):929. doi: 10.3390/nu15040929. PMID: 36839288; PMCID: PMC9964728.

Lasby K, Sherrow T, Fenton T, Jackson J, Kelly EN, Stagg V, McNeil DA. Very-low-birth-weight infant short-term post-discharge outcomes: A retrospective study of specialized compared to standard care. Matern Child Health J. 2023 Jan 2. doi: 10.1007/s10995-022-03517-z. PMID: 36588143.

Brockway M, Mcleod S, Kurilova J, Fenton TR, Duffett-Leger L, Benzies KM. Breastfeeding self-efficacy predicts breastmilk feeding in preterm infants at discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit. Nurs Open. 2022 Dec 17. PMID: 36527730. 

Bando N, Fenton TR, Yang J, Ly L, Luu TM, Unger S, O'Connor DL, Shah PS; Canadian Neonatal Network and Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network Investigators. Association of postnatal growth changes and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm neonates of <29 weeks' gestation. J Pediatr. 2022 Dec 9:S0022-3476(22)01111-8. PMID: 36509160. 

Fenton TR, Dai S, Lalari V, Alshaikh B. Neonatal and Preterm Infant Growth Assessment. Clin Perinatol. 2022 Jun;49(2):295-311. PMID: 35659088.

Alshaikh B, Abo Zeed M, Yusuf K, Guin M, Fenton T. Effect of enteral zinc supplementation on growth and neurodevelopment of preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Perinatol. 2022 Apr;42(4):430-439. PMID: 34006967 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41372-021-01094-7

Taylor SN, Fenton TR, Groh-Wargo S, Gura K, Martin CR, Griffin IJ, Rozga M, Moloney L. Exclusive Maternal Milk Compared With Exclusive Formula on Growth and Health Outcomes in Very-Low-Birthweight Preterm Infants: Phase II of the Pre-B Project and an Evidence Analysis Center Systematic Review. Front. Pediatr. 25 February 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.793311

Stritzke A, Ismail R, Rose MS, Lyon AW, Fenton TR. Cord-Blood Derived Chemistry Reference Values in Preterm Infants for Sodium, Chloride, Potassium, Glucose, and Creatinine. Am J Perinatol. 2022 Jan 4. doi: 10.1055/a-1730-8536. PMID: 34983069.

Boctor DL, Jutteau WH, Fenton TR, Shourounis J, Galante GJ, Eicher I, Goulet O, Lambe C. The prevalence of feeding difficulties and potential risk factors in pediatric intestinal failure: Time to consider promoting oral feeds? Clin Nutr. 2021 Sep 6;40(10):5399-5406. PMID: 34571239 

Fenton TR, Nasser R, Creighton D, Elmrayed S, Tang S, Gillis C, Alshaikh B. Critical examination of relationships between early growth and childhood overweight in extremely preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2021 Aug 17. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-01182-8. PMID: 34404924. https://rdcu.be/cutvf 

Fenton TR, Elmrayed S, Alshaikh B. Nutrition, Growth and long-term outcomes. In: Nutritional Care of Preterm Infants, Scientific Basis and Practical Guidelines. Editors: Koletzko B, Cheah F. Domellöf M, Poindexter BB, Vain N, van Goudoever JB. World Rev Nutr Diet. 2021;122:12-31. doi: 10.1159/000514745. PMID: 34352761 https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/514745

Fenton TR, Elmrayed S. The importance of reporting energy values of human milk as metabolizable energy. Front Nutr. 2021 Jul 7;8:655026. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.655026. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34307434 

Elmrayed S, Metcalfe A, Brenner D, Wollny K, & Fenton TR. Are small-for-gestational-age preterm infants at increased risk of overweight? Statistical pitfalls in overadjusting for body size measures. J Perinatol (2021). PMID: 33850286 https://rdcu.be/ciB7k 

Fenton TR, Griffin IJ, Groh-Wargo S, Gura K, Martin CR, Taylor SN, Rozga M, Moloney L. Very low birthweight preterm infants: A 2020 evidence analysis center evidence-based nutrition practice guideline. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Apr 2;S2212-2672(21)00149-0. PMID: 33820749 The Pre-B Preterm Infant Project Nutrition Guideline summary paper: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1crDK7t0kPsoKI

Fenton TR, Goldberg D, Alshaikh B, Nasser R, Hay WW, Groh-Wargo S, Shah PS, Taylor S, Senterre T, Hoyos A, Embleton N, Rochow N, Bloomfield F. A holistic approach to infant growth assessment considers clinical, social and genetic factors rather than an assessment of weight at a set timepoint. J Perinatol. 2021 Mar;41(3):606-614. PMID: 32792632  https://rdcu.be/b6e13

Fenton TR, Groh-Wargo S, Gura K, Martin CR, Taylor SN, Griffin IJ, Rozga M, Moloney L. Effect of Enteral protein amount on growth and health outcomes in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants: Phase II of the Pre-B Project and an Evidence Analysis Center systematic review. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Dec 22:S2212-2672(20)31427-1. PMID: 33358688 

Fenton TR, Nasser R, Creighton D, Tang S, Sauve R, Bilan D, Fenton CJ, Eliasziw M. Weight, length, and head circumference at 36 weeks are not predictive of later cognitive impairment in very preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2020 Oct 9. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-00855-0. PMID: 33037316 (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03064022) https://rdcu.be/b8id0

Moloney L, Groh-Wargo S, Maritin C, Taylor S, Rozga M, Gura K, Griffin IJ, Fenton TR. Very low birthweight preterm infant enteral nutrition project: Preterm Infant (VLBW) enteral nutrition. https://www.andeal.org/topic.cfm?menu=5716. 2020 Dec 22;S2212-2672(20)31427-1

Fenton TR, Al-Wassia H, Premji SS, Sauve RS. Higher versus lower protein intake in formula-fed low birth weight infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jun 23;6(6):CD003959. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003959.pub4. PMID: 32573771 

Cherak SJ, Fiest KM, VanderSluis L, Basualdo-Hammond C, Lorenzetti DL, Buhler S, Stadnyk J, Driedger L, Hards L, Gramlich L, Fenton TR. Nutrition interventions in populations with mental health conditions: a scoping review. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2020 Jun 4:1-11.PMID: 32496807 

Fenton TR, Cormack B, Goldberg D, Nasser R, Alshaikh B, Eliasziw M, Hay W, Hoyos W, Anderson D, Bloomfield F, Griffin I, Embleton N, Rochow N, Taylor S, Senterre T, Schanler R, Elmrayed S, Groh-Wargo S, Adamkin D, Shah P. “Extrauterine growth restriction” & “postnatal growth failure” are misnomers for preterm infants. J Perinatology 40(5):704-714, 2020. PMID: 32214217. Full-text version: https://rdcu.be/b3eqw 

Bialy L, Fenton T, Shulhan-Kilroy J, Johnson DW, McNeil DA, Hartling L. Vitamin D supplementation to improve pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: an overview of 42 systematic reviews. BMJ Open. 2020 Jan 20;10(1):e032626. PMID: 31964667 

Arafah D, Bejoy T, Fenton TR, Sabr Y, Metcalfe A. Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of Muller’s prenatal attachment inventory. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2020 Jan 16:1-9. PMID: 31948333 

Salmon C, Sauve RS, LeJour C, Fenton T, Metcalfe A. A single gestational weight gain recommendation is possible for all classes of pregnant women. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 2020 Jan - Feb;14(1):66-72. PMID: 31791922. 

Unger SL, Fenton TR, Jetty R, Critch JN, O’Connor DL; Canadian Paediatric Society, Nutrition and Gastroenterology Committee. Iron requirements in the first 2 years of life. Paediatrics & Child Health 2019. 24 (8), 555-6, 2019 PMID: 31844396 https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/iron-requirements 

Al-Wassia H, Lyon AW, Rose SM, Sauve RS, Fenton TR. Hypophosphatemia is prevalent among preterm infants less than 1,500 grams. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Nov;36(13):1412-1419. PubMed PMID:30665240. 

Fenton TR, Griffin IJ, Hoyos A, Groh-Wargo S, Anderson D, Ehrenkranz RA, Senterre T. Accuracy of preterm infant weight gain velocity calculations vary depending on method used and infant age at time of measurement. Pediatr Res. 2019 Apr;85(5):650-654. 

Fenton TR, Senterre T, Griffin IJ. Time interval for preterm infant weight gain velocity calculation precision. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2019 Mar;104(2):F218-F219.

Moloney L, Rozga M, Fenton TR. Nutrition Assessment, Exposures, and Interventions for Very-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants: A Scoping Review. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019 Feb;119(2):323-339. PubMed PMID: 29871835. 

Landau-Crangle E, Rochow N, Fenton TR, Liu K, Ali A, So HY, Fusch G, Marrin ML, Fusch C. Individualized Postnatal Growth Trajectories for Preterm Infants. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2018 Aug;42(6):1084-1092. PubMed PMID: 29419902. 

Drewniak M, Waterhouse CCM, Lyon AW, Fenton TR. Immunoglobulin A and protein content of low-fat human milk prepared for the treatment of chylothorax. Nutr Clin Pract. 2018 Oct;33(5):667-670 

Fenton TR, Hoyos A, Groh-Wargo S, Carlson S, Griffin IJ, Ehrenkranz RA, Anderson D, Senterre T.  An attempt to standardize the calculation of growth velocity of preterm infants—evaluation of practical bedside methods. J Pediatr. 2018 May;196:77-83. PMID: 29246464 

Fenton TR, Chan HT, Madhu A, Griffin IJ, Hoyos A, Ziegler EE, Groh-Wargo S, Carlson S, Senterre T, Anderson D, Ehrenkranz RA. Preterm infant growth velocity calculations: a systematic review. Pediatrics 2017 Mar;139(3). 

Watson-Jarvis K, Fenton TR, Driedger L. Evaluation of dietitian counselling access revealed reduced pediatrician-reported hospital admissions and increased parental knowledge and confidence. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 2017 Jun 1;78(2):81-85 

Chale LE, Fenton TR, Kayange N. Predictors of knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among health workers in Mwanza city, northwest Tanzania. BMC Nurs. 2016 Dec 30;15:72. 

Rochow N, Raja P, Liu K, Fenton T, Landau-Crangle E, Göttler S, Jahn A, Lee S, Seigel S, Campbell D, Heckmann M, Pöschl J, Fusch C. Physiological adjustment to postnatal growth trajectories in healthy preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2016 Jun;79(6):870-9 

Raiten DJ, Steiber AL, Carlson SE, Griffin IJ; Anderson A, Hay WW, Jr. Robins S, Neu J, Georgieff MK, Groh-Wargo S, Fenton T. Working Group Reports:  Evaluation of the evidence to support practice guidelines for nutritional care of preterm infants: The Pre-B project. AJCN 2016 Feb;103(2):648S-78S http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/103/2/648S.full.pdf+html 

Qasem W, Friel J, Fenton T. Age of Introduction of first complementary feeding for infants: a dilemma for parents and caregivers. BMC Pediatr 2015 Sep 2;15(1):107. www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/15/107 

Gidrewicz DA, Fenton TR. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the nutrient content of preterm and term milk.  BMC Pediatr. 2014 Aug 30;14(1):216. www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/14/216 

Fenton TR, Premji SS, Al-Wassia H, Sauve RS. Higher versus lower protein intake in formula-fed low birth weight infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014  Apr 21;4:CD003959.

Nagulesapillai T, McDonald SW, Fenton T, Mercader HF, Tough SC. Breastfeeding difficulties and exclusivity among late preterm and term infants: results from the all our babies study. Can J Public Health. 2013 Jul 25;104(4):e351-6.

Drewniak MA, Lyon AW, Fenton TR. Evaluation of fat separation and removal methods to prepare low-fat breast milk for fat-intolerant neonates with chylothorax. Nutr Clin Pract. 2013 Oct;28(5):599-602. 

Fenton TR, Nasser R, Eliasziw M, Kim JH, Bilan D, Sauve R. Validating the weight gain of preterm infants between the reference growth curve of the fetus and the term infant. BMC Pediatr. 2013;13(1):92. www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/13/92 

Fenton TR, Kim JH. A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants. BMC Pediatr. 2013;13:59. www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/13/59 

Fenton TR, Lyon AW, Rose MS. Cord blood calcium, phosphate, magnesium, and alkaline phosphatase gestational age specific reference intervals for preterm infants. BMC Pediatrics 2011, 11:76 

Premji S, Fenton TR, Sauve RS. Higher versus lower protein intake in formula-fed low birth weight infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010;(11). 

Dietitians of Canada; Canadian Paediatric Society; College of Family Physicians of Canada; Community Health Nurses of Canada, Secker D. Promoting optimal monitoring of child growth in Canada: using the new WHO growth charts. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2010 Spring;71(1):e1-3. 

Fenton TR. Sauve R. Using the LMS method to calculate z-scores for the Fenton preterm infant growth chart. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007;61:1380-5. www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v61/n12/pdf/1602667a.pdf 

Premji S. Fenton T. Sauve R. Does amount of protein in formula matter for low birth weight infants?  Uncertain implications given the lack of adequate research in a Cochrane systematic review.  JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2006;30(6):507-14 

Premji S. Fenton T. Sauve R. Higher versus lower protein intake in formula-fed low birth weight infants. Cochrane Neonatal Group Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2006 Jan 25;(1):CD003959. 

Fenton TR. A new growth chart for preterm babies: Babson and Benda’s chart updated with recent data and a new format. BMC Pediatrics 2003, 3:13 www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/3/13.

Fenton TR, Belik J. Routine handling of milk fed to preterm infants can significantly increase osmolality. J Ped Gastroenterol Nutr 2002;3:298-302. 

Fenton TR, Tough SC, Belik J.  Breast milk supplementation for preterm infants: Parental preferences and post discharge lactation duration.  Am J Perinat 2000;17:329-333. 

Fenton TR, Geggie JH, Warners JN, Tough SC. Nutrition services in Canadian neonatal intensive care:  The role of the dietitian.  Can J Diet Pract Res 2000;61:172-175. 

Fenton TR, Singhal N, Baynton RD, Akierman A.  Serum triglycerides of very low birth weight infants.  Nutrition in Clinical Practice 1997;11:26-9. 

Fenton TR, McMillan DD, Sauve RS: Nutrition and growth analysis of very low birthweight infants: Pediatrics 1990;86:378-83. 

Marchessault G, McNeil C, Ardvini M, Chau E, Jenkins A, Mendelson R, Atkinson S, Corby L, Edwards M, Fenton TR et al: Promoting breastfeeding: A role for the Dietitian/Nutritionist.  Official position paper of the Canadian Dietetic Association, J Can Diet Assoc. 1989;50:211-218. 

Non-neonatal Peer-Reviewed publications

Gillis C, Fenton TR, Gramlich L, Keller HH, Sajobi TT, Culos-Reed N, Richer L, Awasthi R, Carli F. Malnutrition modifies the response to multimodal prehabilitation: A pooled analysis of prehabilitation trials. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2021 Sep 29. PMID: 34587460.

Hasil L, Fenton TR, Ljungqvist O, Gillis C. From clinical guidelines to practice: The nutrition elements for enhancing recovery after colorectal surgery. Nutr Clin Pract. 2021 Aug 2. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10751. PMID: 34339542

Gillis C, Richer L, Fenton TR, Gramlich L, Keller H, Culos-Reed SN, Sajobi TT, Awasthi R, Carli F. Colorectal cancer patients with malnutrition suffer poor physical and mental health before surgery. Surgery. 2021 May 6:S0039-6060(21)00328-7.

Gillis C, Gramlich L, Culos-Reed SN, Sajobi TT, Fiest KM, Carli F, Fenton TR. Third-variable effects: tools to understand who, when, why, and how patients benefit from surgical prehabilitation. J Surg Res. 2021 Feb;258:443-452. PMID: 33129504

Gillis C, Gramlich L, Culos-Reed SN, Sajobi TT, Fiest KM, Carli F, Fenton TR. Third-variable effects: Tools to understand who, when, why, and how patients benefit from surgical prehabilitation. J Surg Res. 2021 Feb;258:443-452. PMID: 33129504

Gillis C, Fenton TR, Gramlich L, Sajobi TT, Culos-Reed SN, Bousquet-Dion G, Elsherbini N, Fiore JF Jr, Minnella EM, Awasthi R, Liberman AS, Boutros M, Carli F. Older frail prehabilitated patients who cannot attain a 400 m 6-min walking distance before colorectal surgery suffer more postoperative complications. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2020 Oct 5:S0748-7983(20)30832-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.09.041. PMID: 33041092

Cherak SJ, Fiest KM, VanderSluis L, Basualdo-Hammond C, Lorenzetti DL, Buhler S, Stadnyk J, Driedger L, Hards L, Gramlich L, Fenton TR. Nutrition interventions in populations with mental health conditions: a scoping review

Law SF, Fenton TR, Snyder FF, Fung E, Lewis V. Carnitine Profile Changes in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: New Role for Carnitine? J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 Feb 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32032238.

Arafah D, Bejoy T, Fenton TR, Sabr Y, Metcalfe A. Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of Muller’s prenatal attachment inventory. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2020 Jan 16:1-9. PMID: 31948333 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0167482X.2020.1713083

Salmon C, Sauve RS, LeJour C, Fenton T, Metcalfe A. A single gestational weight gain recommendation is possible for all classes of pregnant women. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 2019. PMID: 31791922. In Press.

Gillis C, Fenton TR, Sajobi TT, Minnella EM, Awasthi R, Loiselle SÈ, Liberman AS, Stein B, Charlebois P, Carli F. Trimodal prehabilitation for colorectal surgery attenuates post-surgical losses in lean body mass: A pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clin Nutr. 2018 PubMed PMID: 30025745

Araujo F, Fenton TR, Lukmanji S, Raman M. Olive Oil and Soybean Oil Based Intravenous Lipid Emulsions, Liver Biochemistry and Clinical Outcomes. Nutrients. 2018 May 23;10(6).

Gillis C, Buhler K, Bresee L, Carli F, Gramlich L, Culos-Reed N, Sajobi TT, Fenton TR. Effects of nutritional prehabilitation, with and without exercise, on outcomes of patients who undergo colorectal surgery: a Systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastroenterology. 2018 Aug;155(2):391-410.

Pound CM, Blair B; Canadian Paediatric Society, Nutrition and Gastroenterology Committee. Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents. Paediatr Child Health. 2017 Oct;22(7):406-410. PubMed PMID: 29491725; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC5823002.

Fenton T, Gillis C. Plant-based diets do not prevent most chronic diseases. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017 Oct 20:1-2. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1389692. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29053346.

Yeung SE, Hilkewich L, Gillis C, Heine JA, Fenton TR. Protein intakes are associated with reduced length of stay:  A comparison between ERAS and conventional care after elective colorectal surgery. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Jul;106(1):44-51. PubMed PMID: 28468890.

Watson-Jarvis K, Fenton TR, Driedger L. Evaluation of dietitian counselling access revealed reduced pediatrician-reported hospital admissions and increased parental knowledge and confidence. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 2017 Feb 1:1-5

Howe McKenna S, Fenton TR, Noseworthy M, Anselmo M. Adequate Vitamin D Intake but Low Serum Levels in Pediatric Asthma Patients: A Pilot Study, Alberta Children's Hospital. Can Respir J. 2016;2016:6982010. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/2016/6982010/

Fenton TR, Huang T. Systematic review of the association between dietary acid load, alkaline water, and cancer. BMJ Open 2016;6(6):e010438. http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010438.long

Raman M, Fenton T, Crotty P, Ghosh S, Rioux K, Hundal R. A novel method to identify fat malabsorption: The serum retinyl palmitate test. Clin Chim Acta. 2015 Jan 1;438:103-6.

Fenton TR, Huang T. Systematic review of the association between dietary acid load, alkaline water, and cancer. BMJ Open 2016 Jun 13;6(6):e010438. http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010438.long

Ksienski MR, Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Zuege D, Petrasek P, Shapori R, Laupland KB. A cohort study of nutrition practices in the intensive care unit following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2013;37(2):261-7

S Galesloot, L McIntyre, TR Fenton, S Tyminski. Food Insecurity among Canadian Adults Receiving Diabetes Care . Can J Diet Pract Res. 2012;73:261-6

McGowan JE, Fenton TR, Wade AW, Branton JL, Robertson M. An exploratory study of sodium, potassium, and fluid nutrition status of tube-fed non-ambulatory children with severe cerebral palsy. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 2012;37:715-723.

Kumar PR, Fenton TR,Shaheen AA, Raman M.  Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Response to Oral Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2012 Jul;36:463-9.

Watson-Jarvis K, Fenton TR, Hall K, Waterman M, Van Nest K. Acceptability of a program for parenting young overweight children. ICAN: Infant, Child, Adolescent Nutrition 2012, 4: 122.

Fenton TR, Lyon AW. Milk and Acid-Base Balance: Proposed hypothesis versus scientific evidence. J Am Coll Nutr. 2011;30(5 Suppl 1):471S-5S.

Fenton TR, Tough SC, Lyon AW, Eliasziw M, Hanley DA. Causal assessment of dietary acid load and bone disease: a systematic review & meta-analysis applying  Hill's epidemiologic criteria for causality. Nutr J. 2011 Apr 30;10:41. http://www.nutritionj.com/content/10/1/41

Watson-Jarvis K, Fenton TR, MacNeil D, Campbell K. Preschool nutrition risk in Calgary. Can J Diet Pract Res  2011;72(1):23.

Watson-Jarvis K, MacNeil D, Fenton TR, Campbell K. Successful Implementation of NutriSTEP® (Nutrition Screening Tool for Every Preschooler) in Community Health Centres. Can J Diet Pract Res 2011;72(2):96-8.

Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Tough SC, Lyon AW, Brown JP, Hanley DA.Low urine pH and acid excretion do not predict bone fractures or the loss of bone mineral density: a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010;11:88. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/11/88

Sarkisian S, Fenton TR, Shaheen AA, Raman M. Parenteral nutrition hyperglycemia in non-critically ill inpatients is associated with higher mortality. Can J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jul;24(7):453-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918487/pdf/cjg24453.pdf

Fenton TR, Lyon AW, Eliasziw M, Tough SC, Hanley DA. Meta-analysis of the effect of the acid-ash hypothesis on calcium balance. J Bone Miner Res. 2009;24:1835-40. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1359/jbmr.090515/asset/5650241108_ftp.pdf?v=1&t=hk5dz7s8&s=148984acf7bc3e06cfcccfe1352ed436d04d17e3

Fenton TR, Lyon AW, Eliasziw M, Tough SC, Hanley DA. Phosphate decreases urine calcium and increases calcium balance: A meta-analysis of the osteoporosis acid-ash diet hypothesis. Nutrition Journal 2009, 8:41. www.nutritionj.com/content/8/1/41

Yeung SE, Fenton TR. Postoperative food preferences after colorectal surgery. Dis Colon Rectum, 52(9):1616-23, 2009.

Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Lyon AW, Tough SC, Brown JP, Hanley DA. Five year stability of within-patient ion excretion and urine pH in fasting-morning-urine specimens. Nutrition Research 2009;29:320-6

Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Lyon AW, Tough SC, Hanley DA. Osteoporosis and the acid-ash diet hypothesis: The quantity of calcium excretion associated with the net acid excretion of the modern diet. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;88 1159-1166.

Fenton TR, Thirsk, JE: Twin pregnancy: Maternal weight gain of non-smoking normal weight women, Canadian Journal of Public Health, 1994; 85:37-40.

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

Fenton CJ, Fenton TR, Huang T. Further Evidence of No Association between Dietary Acid Load and Disease. J Nutr. 2017 Feb;147(2):272. doi:10.3945/jn.116.242107. PubMed PMID: 28148772.

Fenton TR, Fenton CJ. Paleo diet still lacks evidence. Am J Clin Nutr 2016 Sept;104(3) 

Fenton TR, Fenton CJ. Evidence does not support the alkaline diet. Osteoporos Int. 2016 Jul;27(7):2387-8

Fenton CJ, Fenton TR. Dietary carbohydrate restriction: Compelling theory for further research. Nutrition. 2016 Jan;32(1):153.

Villar J, Giuliani F, Fenton TR, Ohuma EO, Ismail LC, Kennedy SH; INTERGROWTH-21st Consortium. INTERGROWTH-21st very preterm size at birth reference charts. Lancet. 2016 Feb 27;387(10021):844-5.

Fenton TR, Armour B, Thirsk J. Comment on "Modulation of metabolic detoxification pathways using foods and food-derived components: A scientific review with clinical application". J Nutr Metab. 2015;2015:934070.

Holmes R, Couzens K, Tsui V, Hards L, Wiens KP, Fenton TR. Comment on the low FODMAP diet.  Nutr Clin Pract. 2013 Dec;28(6):773-4. 

Fenton TR.  Growth charts for preterm infants and related tools for growth monitoring. Chapter 1 in Ed: Griffin IJ. Perinatal Growth and Nutrition. Taylor and Francis/ CRC Press. 2014.

Fenton TR, Kim JH. Response. Intrauterine growth references are appropriate to monitor postnatal growth of preterm neonates. BMC Pediatr. 2014;14:14. www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/14/14

Fenton TR, Fenton CJ. Detox doubts. Reader’s Digest (Canada) July 2013 

Alkaline products: healthy or all wet? Consumer Reports on Health 2013:25(1), 2013 Consumer Reports on Health, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p6

Fenton TR, Fenton CJ. Nutrition science mustn't accept a lower level of evidence. Nutr Rev. 2011 Jul;69(7):413-414.

Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Hanley DA. Effect size at the end of supplementation period in terms of g/cm2. BMJ 2007: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/333/7572/775

Fenton TR. Letter to the Editor: Not all osmolality is created equal. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2006;91:F234

Fenton TR. Letter to the Editor: Osmolality of commonly used medications and formulas in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.  Nutrition in Clinical Practice 1998;13:89