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

30 Podcasts

16 Videos

13 Publications

Articles from this author

Nutrition Challenges and Issues of Relevance to Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Nutrition and Chronic Disease: Lessons from the Developing and Developed World

Growth Faltering in Low- Income Countries

Growth and Host–Pathogen Interactions

Maternal Malnutrition and the Risk of Infection in Later Life

Lactation and Bone Development: Implications for the Calcium Requirements of Infants and Lactating Mothers

Podcasts from this author

Linden Stocker and Alexandra Kermack - Nutrition for Preconception Health and Fertility - Annales Nestlé - Episode 18

Zulfiqar Bhutta - Early Growth and Impacts on Long-Term Neurodevelopment and Human Capital - Annales Nestlé - Episode 13

Berthold Koletzko - Is Growth in Early Childhood a Window of Opportunity for Programming Long-Term Health? - Annales Nesté - Episode 12

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