Raphaëlle Jacob

Eating behaviours, obesity, childhood obesity, family-based interventions, satiety responsiveness, genetic susceptibility to obesity, parental feeding pactices

PhD in Nutrition, Université Laval, 2022

MSc in Nutrition, Université Laval, 2014

BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics, Université Laval, 2011

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2022 - 2025)

Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé Postdoctoral Award (2022-2024, declined)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship Award (2020-2021)

Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé PhD Scholarship Award for Holders of a Professional Degree (2017-2019)

Scientific articles

1. Martin A, Wallace A, Jacob R, Any M, Laila A, Hernandez K, Perreault M, Hutchinson JM, Sadowski A, Saher A, Dorais V, Kirkpatrick SI, Haines J. Development and validation of the Canadian Food Literacy Measure. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 2024;49(11):1471-1494.
2. Saher A, Tang L, Douglas S, Jacob R, Walton K, Sadowski A, Ma DWL, Haines J. Fathers’ Use of Social Media for Social Comparison is Associated with Their Food Parenting Practices. Appetite 2024;194:107201.
3. Bordeleau M, Purcell M, Provencher V, Panahi S, Jacob R, Alméras N, Drapeau V. Impact of a web-based nutrition intervention on eating behaviors and body size preoccupations among adolescents. Children 2023;10:1736.
4. Jacob R, Tremblay A, Provencher V, Panahi S, Mathieu ME, Drapeau V. Associations of timing of food intake with energy intake, eating behavior traits and psychosocial factors in adults with overweight and obesity. Frontiers in Nutrition 2023;10: 1155971.
5. Lévy-Ndejuru J, Lemieux S, Carbonneau É, Jacob R, Bégin C, Desroches S, Provencher V. Associations between mind-body practice engagement and diet quality: Exploring the mediating roles of eating behaviour traits and self-determined regulation of eating behaviours in the PREDISE study. Appetite 2023;184:106495.
6. Drapeau V, Harvey AA, Jacob R, Provencher V, Panahi S. The impact of an innovative family and web-based nutrition intervention to increase fruit, vegetable and dairy intakes in children with obesity: A single-blinded randomized family clustered intervention. Nutrition Journal 2022;21(1):75.
7. Jacob R, Provencher V, Panahi S, Tremblay A, Drapeau V. Eating behaviour traits mediate the association between satiety responsiveness and energy intake among individuals with overweight and obesity. Appetite 2023;1(180)106373.
8. Larose D, Panahi S, Jacob R, Drapeau V. Evaluation of a randomized nutrition intervention combining nutrition education and cooking workshops on dietary intakes and psychosocial determinants of performance in university football athletes. FACETS 2022;7(4):876-890.
9. Tremblay A, Pérusse L, Bertrand C, Jacob R, Couture C, Drapeau V. Effects of sodium intake and cardiorespiratory fitness on body composition and genetic susceptibility to obesity: results from the Quebec Family Study. British Journal of Nutrition. 2023;129(1):77-86.
10. Pérusse L, Jacob R, Drapeau V, Llewellyn C, Arsenault BJ, Bureau A, Labonté MÈ, Tremblay A, Vohl MC. Understanding gene-lifestyle interaction in obesity: the role of mediation versus moderation. Lifestyle Genomics 2022;15(2):67-76.
11. Jacob R, Bertrand C, Llewellyn C, Couture C, Labonté MÈ, Tremblay A, Bouchard C, Drapeau V, Pérusse L. Dietary mediators of the genetic susceptibility to obesity - Results from the Quebec Family Study. Journal of Nutrition 2022;152(1):49-58.
12. Frappier I, Jacob R, Panahi S, Larose D, Bryant EJ, Chaput JP, Thivel D, Drapeau V. Translation and validation of the Child Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (CTFEQr17) in French-speaking Canadian children and adolescents. Public Health Nutrition 2022;25(3):543-553.
13. Jacob R, Tremblay A, Fildes A, Llewellyn C, Beeken RJ, Panahi S, Provencher V, Drapeau V. Validation of the Adult Eating Behaviour Questionnaire adapted for the French-speaking Canadian population. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on anorexia, bulimia and obesity 2022;27(3):1163-1179.
14. Jacob R, Tremblay A, Provencher V, Drapeau V. The timing of food intake as a potential indicator of low weight loss responders: A secondary analysis of three weight loss studies. Clinical Obesity, 2020;10(3):e12360.
15. Jacob R, Lamarche B, Provencher V, Morissette E, Couture S, Goulet C, Valois P, Drapeau V. Determinants of coaches’ intention to recommend different sports nutrition practices to their athletes. Journal of the International society of sports nutrition, 2019;16(57):1-11.
16. Jacob R, Drapeau V, Lamarche B, Doucet E, Pomerleau S, Provencher V. Associations among eating behaviour traits, diet quality and food labelling: A mediation model. Public Health Nutrition, 2020;23(4):631-641.
17. Jacob R, Motard-Bélanger A, Provencher V, Fernandez MA, Gayraud H, Drapeau V. Influence of cooking workshops among children attending summer day camp. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 2020, 81(2):86-90.
18. Drapeau V*, Jacob R*, Panahi S, Tremblay A. Impact of energy restriction on eating behaviour traits in individuals with low satiety efficiency. Nutrients, 2019;11:245 *Co-first authors.
19. Jacob R, Drapeau V, Tremblay A, Bouchard C, Provencher V, Pérusse L. The role of eating behaviour traits in mediating genetic susceptibility to obesity. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2018;108(3):445-452.
20. Jacob R, Tremblay A, Drapeau V, Provencher V, Pérusse L. Susceptibilité à l’obésité : rôle des déterminants génétiques des comportements alimentaires. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 2017;78:197-203.
21. Laramée C, Drapeau V, Provencher V, Jacob R, Goulet C, Valois P, Lamarche B. Evaluation of a theory-based intervention aimed at reducing intention to use restrictive dietary behaviors among adolescent female athletes. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2017, 49(6)497-504.
22. Jacob R, Lamarche B, Provencher V, Laramée C, Goulet C, Valois P, Drapeau V. Evaluation of a theory-based intervention aimed at improving coaches’ recommendations on sports nutrition to their athletes. Journal of the Academy of nutrition and dietetics, 2016,116(8) :1305-1308.
23. Provencher V, Jacob R. Impact of perceived healthiness of food on food choices and intake. Current Obesity Reports, 2016, 5(1):65-71.

Book Chapters

1. Drapeau V, Jacob R, Mathieu M-E, Tremblay A. Childhood appetite control and obesity: A complex interplay between neuroendocrine and environmental factors. Childhood Obesity From Basic Knowledge to Effective Prevention - 1st edition, edited by Moreno L. Elsevier, 2024
2. Panahi, S, Drapeau V, Jacob R, Tremblay A. Treatment of obesity. Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology, 2nd edition, edited by Kuipers EJ. Academic Press, 2020.