
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


Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Podcasts from this author

Esther Van de Voort - Digital agriculture: New frontiers for the food system - Workshop 102 - Round Table - Episode 25

Kevin Chen - Eating better: Enhancing health, sustainability, and food security - Workshop 102 - Round Table - Episode 24

Zakari Ali - Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve - Workshop 102 - Round Table - Episode 23

Andrew Prentice - Human growth patterns – an evolutionary and cross-species perspective - Workshop 102 - Session 1 - Episode 15
Videos from this author

NNIW97: The Triple Burden of Malnutrition in the Era of Globalization – Andrew Prentice

NNIW95: Growth faltering: Underweight and stunting

Interview with Andrew Prentice: What are the barriers to child growth and development?

Environmental and physiological barriers to child growth and development
Publications from this author

Annales 77.3 - Vitamin D: From Gestation to Adolescence in Health and Disease

NNIW93 - Global Landscape of Nutrition Challenges in Children

Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children

NNIW84 - Next-Generation Nutritional Biomarkers to Guide Better Health Care