Author

Andrew Prentice

Professor of International Nutrition at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Head of 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

28 Articles

25 Podcasts

16 Videos

13 Publications

Articles from this author

Nourishing Transformative Changes as Children Grow

Calcium and Iron Nutrition Through the Reproductive Life Course

Nutrition for Optimal Lactation

NNIW102 - Growing Strong: Harnessing the Power of Nutrition for Child Health

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

Podcasts from this author

Kathryn Dewey - SQ‑LNS (Small‑Quantity Lipid‑Based Supplements): Targeted approaches for vulnerable groups - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 10

Mark Manary & Adeline Lescanne - Ready‑to‑Use Therapeutic Foods: Treating severe acute malnutrition at scale - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 9

Zulfiqar Bhutta - Evidence‑based Interventions: What works, where, and why in real‑world settings - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 8

Hania Szajewska - Pre‑ & Probiotics: Evidence behind the microbiome in pediatric care - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 7

Chittaranjan Yajnik - DOHaD (Developmental Origins): The lifelong imprint of early nutrition - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 6

Josef Neu - Advances in Pre‑Term Nutrition: Optimizing growth and outcomes for the smallest patients - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 5

Videos from this author

Human growth patterns – an evolutionary and cross-species perspective

Panel discussion: Healthy growth within a healthy planet

Round Table: Healthy growth within a healthy planet

NNIW 100 Interviews: Andrew Prentice

Two sides of the same coin: strategies to address over- and undernutrition, Andrew Prentice

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

NNIW95: Growth faltering: Underweight and stunting

Publications from this author

The Nest 56: Nutritional Influences on Brain, Behaviour, and Growth Trajectories in School‐Age Children

Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children (publications)

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

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