Media — Michel Lucas

150+

Media interviews

260+

Scientific lectures

20+

Countries reached

Videos

Culinary Medicine in pictures

A Culinary Medicine course — Radio-Canada L'Épicerie

A Culinary Medicine course, a first
— Radio-Canada (L'Épicerie, November 16, 2022) · in French

Francophone Conference on Culinary Medicine — Radio-Canada Téléjournal Québec

Francophone Conference on Culinary Medicine
— Radio-Canada (Le téléjournal Québec, November 21, 2025) · in French

Media appearances

More than 150 interviews

Research and statements picked up by Quebec, Canadian and international media — nutrition, sugar, food and public health, Culinary Medicine. Article titles are shown in their original language of publication.

Radio and TV interviews

January 24, 2024Radio-Canada — L'épicerieCombler ses besoins en vitamine D
August 20, 2023Radio-Canada — Les années lumièreMieux cuisiner pour mieux soigner : enseigner la médecine culinaire aux futurs médecins
January 31, 2023ICI Radio-Canada — Le téléjournal de QuébecL'alimentation des Canadiens : pas meilleure que celle des Américains
January 31, 2023TVA NouvellesNon, on ne mange pas mieux au Canada qu'aux États-Unis
January 31, 2023LCN — Mario DumontAlimentation : on ne mange pas mieux qu'aux États-Unis
January 31, 202398,5 FM — Paul ArcandLes Canadiens ne mangent pas bien mieux que les Américains
January 31, 2023ICI Radio-Canada Première — L'heure du mondeLes Canadiens ne s'alimentent pas mieux que les Américains
January 31, 2023Radio-Canada — national networkNational broadcast (CJBC Toronto, CBAF Moncton, CBF Montréal, CBUF Vancouver, CBKF Regina, CHFA Edmonton, etc.) — Canada vs US diet
November 20, 202298,5 FM — Élisabeth CrêteMédecine culinaire : les futurs médecins ajoutent une corde à leur arc
November 17, 2022Radio-Canada — La croiséeLa médecine culinaire : parce que les médecins non plus ne savent pas cuisiner
November 16, 2022Radio-Canada — L'épicerieUn cours de médecine culinaire, une première
September 21, 2022Radio-Canada — L'ÉpicerieLes boissons végétales : des produits ultratransformés?
January 2022Spotify — “Santé sans rendez-vous” podcastEpisode on Culinary Medicine
February 13, 2018BLVD 102.1 — Sophie sans compromisMaking water fountains the only beverage source in Quebec elementary schools
June 25, 2017TVA NouvellesL'interdiction de la malbouffe dans les écoles fait maigrir les étudiants
June 5, 2017TVA NouvellesBaisse de la vente des boissons sucrées
May 19, 2017Radio-Canada cet après-midi — Catherine LachausséeLes Québécois ne consomment pas assez de fruits et légumes
February 10, 2017Ici RDI — L'INFOSugar as a public health problem
January 11, 2017Radio-Canada — L'heure de pointe Toronto, Line BoilyOttawa imposes a new logo for junk food
January 11, 2017TVA NouvellesDes logos imposés sur les aliments moins santé?
January 10, 201798,5 FM Montréal — Benoît DutrizacPourquoi le sucre est devenu notre ennemi public n° 1
November 9, 2016Radio-Canada — L'ÉpicerieLe guide alimentaire canadien est-il adéquat?
October 24, 2016Radio-Canada — Midi info, Michel C. AugerA Canadian strategy for healthy eating
June 1, 2016Radio-Canada — L'ÉpicerieÀ qui sert le guide alimentaire canadien?
March 14, 2016Radio-Énergie 98.9 Québec — Mario TremblayCanada's Food Guide
March 13, 2016Radio-Canada — DécouverteSugar and fat
March 11, 2016Radio-Canada — Bien dans son assietteSucres rapides et cancer du poumon
March 2, 2016LCN — Jean-François GuérinIs Canada's Food Guide outdated?
March 2, 2016TVA NouvellesLe guide alimentaire canadien : une mise à jour nécessaire?
October 29, 2015Radio-Canada — Bien dans son assietteImpact du sucre sur la santé des enfants obèses
August 13, 2015CBC News NorthMarijuana users in Nunavik thinner, with less diabetes: study
August 12, 2015TVA NouvellesPepsi abandonne l'aspartame, mais pas au Canada
August 10, 2015Ici RDI — Téléjournal du grand Montréal, Patrice RoyLes tactiques de l'industrie du sucre
July 7, 2015CIEL-FM 103,7 — Louis DeschênesSucre, obésité et enfants
June 19, 2015CHOI 98,1 — Le Retour de Radio XL'ennemi alimentaire numéro 1
June 18, 2015Ici RDI — Alexis de LancerIs sugar the new tobacco?
June 18, 2015Radio-Canada — Première heure, Claude BernatchezPremière du documentaire « Sugar Coated »
June 16, 2015Radio-Canada — Bien dans son assietteMousser la vente du sucre, avec Michèle Hozer
December 6, 2014Radio-Canada — Les éclaireursLe lait : bon ou mauvais pour la santé?
November 14, 2011CORUS radio network — The Charles Adler showToo much TV can lead to depression
October 25, 2011TBS eFM 101.3 — Seoul, KoreaWomen Who Drink Coffee Less Likely To Be Depressed
September 26, 2011Voice of America — Science & HealthCaffeine-depression

Magazine and newspaper interviews

January 24, 2024Radio-Canada — L'épicerie (web)Carence en vitamine D : l'enrichissement alimentaire peut-il y remédier?
October 31, 2023La PresseHuit choses à savoir sur le sucre
March 26, 2023Ricardo MagazineUnderstanding umami
January 31, 2023La PresseLes Canadiens ne font pas mieux que les Américains
January 31, 2023Le DevoirLes Canadiens ne s'alimentent pas mieux que les Américains, dit une étude
March 30, 2022American Heart AssociationHow to boost your mood through food
August 2019ChâtelaineLa fois où j'ai essayé de devenir végane végétalienne
September 2018ChâtelaineOn mange quoi pour vivre 100 ans?
March 2017L'ActualitéLa guerre au sucre
August 25, 2015AttnWhat Marijuana Does to Your Metabolism
July/August 2015Woman's Day MagazineGood-mood foods
July 14, 2015Alaska Dispatch NewsStudy from Arctic Canada finds cannabis users less obese and less at risk for diabetes
February 2015Fitness Magazine8 Health Benefits of Coffee That Will Make Your Day
May 15, 2014Harvard GazetteNo mental health benefit from fish oil
November 4, 2013The Huffington PostInflammation-Linked Diet Associated With Depression In Women
October 31, 2013Fox 6 NowPasta, red meat, soda may increase woman's risk of depression
October 29, 2013Medical DailyPasta And Depression: Grains And Other Carbs Could Be Affecting Your Mood
October 2013Prevention NewsPass The Pasta — And The Prozac?
September 12, 2013Reuters Health (NY)Exercise may help alleviate depression: review
July 26, 2013TIME MagazineHow Coffee Could Save Your Life
July 26, 2013Fox NewsDrinking coffee may lower suicide risk
July 26, 2013New York Daily NewsHarvard study reveals coffee may lower risk of suicide by 50%
July 26, 2013CBS NewsTwo cups of coffee may lower suicide risk by almost half
July 26, 2013Daily Mail UKCould coffee help prevent depression? Two cups a day may reduce the risk of suicide by 50%
July 26, 2013Las Vegas Guardian ExpressCoffee Cuts Suicide Risk by 50 Percent Says Harvard Study
July 25, 2013The Huffington PostCoffee May Lower Suicide Risk By 50 Percent, Harvard Study Indicates
July 24, 2013Harvard GazetteCoffee drinking tied to lower risk of suicide
Spring 2012VIVMagOmega-3 Surprising Depression Fighters
November 14, 2011Daily Mail UKWatching too much TV can cause depression — but exercise makes us happy
November 13, 2011ReutersToo little exercise, too much TV tied to depression
November 11, 2011The Huffington Post UKTV Watching Linked To Depression In Older Women
October 3, 2011MedscapeCoffee Consumption Linked With Decreased Risk for Depression
September 2011VogueHormonal shift
September 27, 2011The GuardianCoffee may help prevent depression in women
September 27, 2011Fox NewsCoffee Can Lower Risk of Depression in Women
September 27, 2011Marie ClaireDrinking coffee decreases risk of depression
September 27, 2011The Huffington PostWomen Who Drink Coffee Less Likely To Be Depressed
September 26, 2011The New York TimesCoffee Drinking Linked to Less Depression in Women
September 26, 2011Toronto StarWhy coffee is now the cup that cheers
September 26, 2011Salt Lake TribuneDrinking coffee decreases risk of depression for women
September 26, 2011BBC NewsCoffee may prevent depression, scientists say
September 26, 2011CBC NewsCoffee may reduce depression risk
May 11, 2011Men's HealthThe Omega-3 Mystery
May/June 2010EatingWell MagazineNew Science Links Food and Happiness
May 2009Reader's Digest MagazineImprove Your Mood Naturally with Omega-3s
November 22, 2007ChâtelaineWomen's health: Fish oil supplement fights hot flashes

An additional 30+ Francophone media appearances (La Presse, Châtelaine, Protégez-Vous, 100 degrés, etc.) are listed on the French version of this page.

Full reference list also available at michellucas.com/en/media.

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