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 25 Podcasts 16 Videos 12 Publications

Articles from this author

Growth Faltering in Low- Income Countries

Andrew Prentice

Growth and Host–Pathogen Interactions

Andrew Prentice

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

Podcasts from this author

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

Host: Andrew Prentice

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

Host: Andrew Prentice

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

Host: Andrew Prentice

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

Host: Andrew Prentice