Andrew Prentice

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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 12 Publications

Articles from this author

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Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Andrew Prentice

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Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Andrew Prentice

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Concluding Remarks

Andrew Prentice

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

Andrew Prentice

Podcasts from this author

Universal Vitamin A

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

Host: Andrew Prentice

WHO Growth Standards

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

Host: Andrew Prentice

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

Host: Kate Ward

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

Host: Otilia Perichart Perera

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

Andrew Prentice

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

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

Andrew Prentice

The Importance of Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle (videos)

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

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

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

Co-Authored by 3 Experts

NNIW63 - Emerging Societies – Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity (publications)

NNIW63 - Emerging Societies – Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity

Co-Authored by 3 Experts