Andrew Prentice
- Professor of International Nutrition at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
- Head of the the Nutrition & Planetary Health Theme at the MRC Unit The Gambia (MRCG)
- Through a combination of discovery research and clinical trials his team is focused on developing better interventions in maternal and child nutrition
- Contributed to numerous national and international expert groups and advisory bodies
- Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences and was recently elected as an International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences
- Specific interests are in iron, infection and anemia, and how the maternal diet at the time of conceiving a baby affects the fetal epigenome with life-long effects on health
Articles from this author
Human Growth Patterns: An Evolutionary and Cross-Species Perspective
Annales 80.1 - Foods for the future and their potential impact on child nutrition
The Triple Burden of Malnutrition in the Era of Globalization
Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries
Podcasts from this author
Zulfiqar Bhutta - Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital - Annales Nestlé - Episode 13
Berthold Koletzko - Is Growth in Early Childhood a Window of Opportunity for Programming Long-Term Health? - Annales Nesté - Episode 12
Rosan Mayer - An Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Faltering Growth and Catch-Up Growth in Young Children - Annales Nestlé - Episode 11
Tanis Fenton - Principles, practicalities and pitfalls of growth assessments in infants and children - Annales Nestlé - Episode 10
Videos from this author
Human growth patterns – an evolutionary and cross-species perspective
Round Table: Healthy growth within a healthy planet
Two sides of the same coin: strategies to address over- and undernutrition, Andrew Prentice
Publications from this author
Annales 80.1 - Foods for the future and their potential impact on child nutrition
Nutrition in school-age children: a rationale for revisiting priorities
Annales 79.2 - Children‘s Diets in a Changing World
Annales 78.2 - Gut Microbiota: No Longer the Forgotten Organ