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

Maternai Nutritional Deficiencies in Developing Countries

Obesity in Emerging Nations: Evolutionary Origins and the Impact of a Rapid Nutrition Transition

Regional Case Studies – Africa

Milk Intake, Calcium and Vitamin D in Pregnancy and Lactation: Effects on Maternal, Fetal and Infant Bone in Low- and High-Income Countries

Podcasts from this author

Kevin Chen - Eating better: Enhancing health, sustainability, and food security - Workshop 102 - Round Table - Episode 24

Zakari Ali - Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve - Workshop 102 - Round Table - Episode 23

Andrew Prentice - Human growth patterns – an evolutionary and cross-species perspective - Workshop 102 - Session 1 - Episode 15

Sarah Cusick - Nourishing healthy brain growth and development in young children - Workshop 102 - Session 1 - Episode 18

Ahmad Suryawan - Critical and sensitive periods in child development - Workshop 102 - Session 1 -Episode 17

Linda Adair - The regulation of healthy growth in young humans - Workshop 102 - Session 1 - Episode 16