Author

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

26 Articles 11 Podcasts 16 Videos 12 Publications

Articles from this author

Maternal Malnutrition and the Risk of Infection in Later Life

Andrew Prentice

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

Andrew Prentice

Maternai Nutritional Deficiencies in Developing Countries

Andrew Prentice

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

Andrew Prentice