Andrew Prentice
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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
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Articles from this author

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Clinical Implications of New Insights into Hepcidin-Mediated Regulation of Iron Absorption and Metabolism

Clinical Implications of New Insights into Hepcidin-Mediated Regulation of Iron Absorption and Metabolism

Andrew Prentice
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Growth Faltering: Underweight and Stunting

Growth Faltering: Underweight and Stunting

Andrew Prentice
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Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Andrew Prentice
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Environmental and Physiological Barriers to Child Growth and Development

Environmental and Physiological Barriers to Child Growth and Development

Andrew Prentice

Videos from this author

The Contribution of Nutritional and Ancillary Factors in Breast Milk to Infant Growth and Development in Low-income Countries (videos)
The Contribution of Nutritional and Ancillary Factors in Breast Milk to Infant Growth and Development in Low-income Countries

The Contribution of Nutritional and Ancillary Factors in Breast Milk to Infant Growth and Development in Low-income Countries

Andrew Prentice
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa (videos)
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa

Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa

Andrew Prentice
Importance of Nutrition Before and During the First 1,000 Days (videos)
Importance of Nutrition Before and During the First 1,000 Days

Importance of Nutrition Before and During the First 1,000 Days

Andrew Prentice
The Importance of Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle (videos)
The Importance of Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle

The Importance of Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle

Andrew Prentice

Publications from this author

NNIW80 - Adolescents' and Young Women's Health and Nutrition: Programming for Future Generations (publications)
NNIW80 - Adolescents' and Young Women's Health and Nutrition: Programming for Future Generations

NNIW80 - Adolescents' and Young Women's Health and Nutrition: Programming for Future Generations

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Effective Nutritional Strategies to Target Micronutrient Deficiencies in the most Vulnerable Populations (publications)
Effective Nutritional Strategies to Target Micronutrient Deficiencies in the most Vulnerable Populations

Effective Nutritional Strategies to Target Micronutrient Deficiencies in the most Vulnerable Populations

Andrew Prentice
Adolescent and young women health and nutrition: Programming for future generations (publications)
Adolescent and young women health and nutrition: Programming for future generations

Adolescent and young women health and nutrition: Programming for future generations

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW63 - Emerging Societies – Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity (publications)
NNIW63 - Emerging Societies – Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity

NNIW63 - Emerging Societies – Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity

Co-Authored by 3 Experts