Author

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Pediatric gastroenterologist, clinician, investigator, and medical and science business executive
  • Created and developed the Johns Hopkins Children’s Nutrition Center which he directed for ten years and where he carried out ground-breaking research in the area of enteral microbiota and diarrheal disease
  • Former Chief Medical Officer of Nestlé Nutrition, Vevey, Switzerland
  • Has an extensive record of publications in the areas of nutrition research, clinical nutrition, intestinal dysfunction, microbiota, and disease-preventive nutritional strategies with a focus on early-life nutrition and long-term health
11 Articles
15 Videos
8 Publications

Articles from this author

View details Children’s diets – the greatest determinant of global health
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Children’s diets – the greatest determinant of global health

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Microbiota Determinants in Early Life and Their Immunologic Health Consequences
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Microbiota Determinants in Early Life and Their Immunologic Health Consequences

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Nutrition Education: Application of Theory and Strategies during the First 1,000 Days for Healthy Growth
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Nutrition Education: Application of Theory and Strategies during the First 1,000 Days for Healthy Growth

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction
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Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Lessons from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study in North America What Children Eat and Implications for Obesity Prevention
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Lessons from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study in North America What Children Eat and Implications for Obesity Prevention

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Probiotic Agents: Clinical Applications in Infants and Children
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Probiotic Agents: Clinical Applications in Infants and Children

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

Videos from this author

View details NNIW 100 Interviews: Jose Saavedra
NNIW 100 Interviews: Jose Saavedra

NNIW 100 Interviews: Jose Saavedra

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Sustainable diets: The intersection of human and planetary health, Jose Saavedra
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Sustainable diets: The intersection of human and planetary health, Jose Saavedra

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Functional GI Disorders, the Microbiome and Probiotics
Functional GI Disorders, the Microbiome and Probiotics

Functional GI Disorders, the Microbiome and Probiotics

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Children’s Diets And Their Sustainability In A Changing World
Children’s Diets And Their Sustainability In A Changing World

Children’s Diets And Their Sustainability In A Changing World

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Gut Talk Series: The Infant Microbiome and the Risks of Dysbiosis
The Infant Microbiome and the Risks of Dysbiosis

Gut Talk Series: The Infant Microbiome and the Risks of Dysbiosis

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

View details Importance of transformative years from 5 to 15 y.o
Importance of transformative years from 5 to 15 y.o

Importance of transformative years from 5 to 15 y.o

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra

Publications from this author

View details Nutrition in school-age children: a rationale for revisiting priorities
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Nutrition in school-age children: a rationale for revisiting priorities

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View details Nutrition and Metabolism in School-Age Children
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Nutrition and Metabolism in School-Age Children

Co-Authored by 3 Experts

View details The Nest 48: The role of nutrition in the development of early gut microbiome for lifelong health
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The Nest 48: The role of nutrition in the development of early gut microbiome for lifelong health

Co-Authored by 4 Experts

View details Nutrition and the microbiome in the first 1000 days and beyond
Nutrition and the microbiome in the first 1000 days and beyond (publications)

Nutrition and the microbiome in the first 1000 days and beyond

Co-Authored by 3 Experts

View details Clinical Nutrition Highlights
Clinical Nutrition Highlights (publications)

Clinical Nutrition Highlights

Co-Authored by 2 Experts

View details The Nest 24: Protein / Iron and Zinc / Probiotics
The Nest 24: Protein / Iron and Zinc / Probiotics (publications)

The Nest 24: Protein / Iron and Zinc / Probiotics

Co-Authored by 3 Experts