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
Articles from this author
Clinical Implications of New Insights into Hepcidin-Mediated Regulation of Iron Absorption and Metabolism
Growth Faltering: Underweight and Stunting
Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries
Environmental and Physiological Barriers to Child Growth and Development
Podcasts from this author
Nandita Perumal - Nutrition During Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes - Annales Nestlé - Episode 19
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
Videos from this author
Nutrition Challenges and Issues of Relevance to Adolescents in Low and Middle Income Countries
Strategies to Prevent Iron Deficiency in Developing and Developed Countries
Nutritional Biomarkers in Global Public Health