Hope Weiler

Hope A. Weiler, a Canadian Nutrionist is Associate Professor in the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition of McGill University's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

She holds a B.A.Sc. in Applied Human Nutrition, from University of Guelph; and a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, Cell Biology and Metabolism, from McMaster University. As of 2018, she is a Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Nutrition and Health Across the Lifespan at McGill University. Her research speciality is the prevention of osteoporosis.

She has also done research on childhood obesity. Based on results from a 2012 study, she suggested that activities to build a child's muscle mass are more important than diets targeted toward weight loss. She has also studied the effect of dietary supplements such as Vitamin D to enhance muscle growth in infants and toddlers.