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
Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries
Podcasts from this author
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
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
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