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
Articles from this author
Children’s diets – the greatest determinant of global health
Microbiota Determinants in Early Life and Their Immunologic Health Consequences
Nutrition Education: Application of Theory and Strategies during the First 1,000 Days for Healthy Growth
Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction
Lessons from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study in North America What Children Eat and Implications for Obesity Prevention
Probiotic Agents: Clinical Applications in Infants and Children
Videos from this author
Sustainable diets: The intersection of human and planetary health, Jose Saavedra
Functional GI Disorders, the Microbiome and Probiotics
Children’s Diets And Their Sustainability In A Changing World
Gut Talk Series: The Infant Microbiome and the Risks of Dysbiosis
Importance of transformative years from 5 to 15 y.o
Publications from this author
Nutrition in school-age children: a rationale for revisiting priorities
Nutrition and Metabolism in School-Age Children
The Nest 48: The role of nutrition in the development of early gut microbiome for lifelong health
Nutrition and the microbiome in the first 1000 days and beyond
The Nest 24: Protein / Iron and Zinc / Probiotics