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

Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Breastfeeding in the Modern World

Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Concluding Remarks

The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Countries Passing through the Economic Transition

Podcasts from this author

Howarth Bouis - Biofortification of Staple Foods: Breeding nutrition into daily diets - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 3

Stanley Zlotkin - Micronutrient Powders: Scaling simple solutions for micronutrient deficiencies - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 3

Keith West - Universal Vitamin A: The public‑health impact of large‑scale supplementation - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 2

Mercedes de Onis - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - WHO Growth Standards: How global growth curves transformed assessment and policy - Episode 1

Kate Ward - Calcium and Iron Nutrition Through the Reproductive Life Course - Annales Nestlé - Episode 21

Otilia Perichart-Perera - Nutrition for Optimal Lactation - Annales Nestlé - Episode 20

Videos from this author

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

Environmental and physiological barriers to child growth and development

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

Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Health of Infants in Africa

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

The Importance of Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle

Publications from this author

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

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

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

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