Dr. Barbara Oliveira

In this episode, Brendan is joined by LifestyleRx practitioner Dr. Barbara Oliveira. Dr. Oliveira is a registered dietitian and research associate at the University of British Columbia, where she oversees clinical trials and leads an independent program focused on type 2 diabetes remission through evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle interventions. She holds a BSc in Dietetics, an MSc in Neuroscience, and a PhD exploring the role of vitamins in type 1 diabetes — a journey that led her to a postdoctoral appointment at UBC and, ultimately, to the research program she runs today.Her work is driven by a core mission: bridging the gap between what the science says and what actually reaches patients and clinicians in the real world. From low-carbohydrate interventions to knowledge translation, Dr. Oliveira is passionate about making diabetes remission not just a research outcome, but an accessible reality for people living with type 2 diabetes.Today, Brendan and Dr. Oliveira discuss nutrition, type 2 diabetes remission, and the power of lifestyle medicine to change lives.Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.ca More info: https://community.lifestylerx.io/c/the-path-podcast/