Andrew Prentice

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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

27 Articles 23 Podcasts 16 Videos 12 Publications

Articles from this author

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The Triple Burden of Malnutrition in the Era of Globalization

Andrew Prentice

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Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Andrew Prentice

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Breastfeeding in the Modern World

Andrew Prentice

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Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries

Andrew Prentice

Podcasts from this author

Biofortification

Howarth Bouis - Biofortification of Staple Foods: Breeding nutrition into daily diets - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 3

Host: Howarth Bouis

Micronutrient Powders

Stanley Zlotkin - Micronutrient Powders: Scaling simple solutions for micronutrient deficiencies - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 3

Host: Stanley Zlotkin

Universal Vitamin A

Keith West - Universal Vitamin A: The public‑health impact of large‑scale supplementation - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - Episode 2

Host: Keith West

WHO Growth Standards

Mercedes de Onis - Milestones in Pediatric Nutrition - WHO Growth Standards: How global growth curves transformed assessment and policy - Episode 1

Host: Mercedes de Onis

Videos from this author

The Triple Burden of Malnutrition in the Era of Globalization

NNIW97: The Triple Burden of Malnutrition in the Era of Globalization – Andrew Prentice

Andrew Prentice

NNIW95: Growth faltering: Underweight and stunting (videos)

NNIW95: Growth faltering: Underweight and stunting

Andrew Prentice

Interview with Andrew Prentice: What are the barriers to child growth and development? (videos)

Interview with Andrew Prentice: What are the barriers to child growth and development?

Andrew Prentice

Environmental and physiological barriers to child growth and development (videos)

Environmental and physiological barriers to child growth and development

Andrew Prentice

Publications from this author

Annales 77.3 - Vitamin D: From Gestation to Adolescence in Health and Disease (publications)

Annales 77.3 - Vitamin D: From Gestation to Adolescence in Health and Disease

Co-Authored by 6 Experts

NNIW93 - Global Landscape of Nutrition Challenges in Children (publications)

NNIW93 - Global Landscape of Nutrition Challenges in Children

Co-Authored by 3 Experts

Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children (publications)

Annales 75.3 - Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children

Andrew Prentice

NNIW84 - Next-Generation Nutritional Biomarkers to Guide Better Health Care (publications)

NNIW84 - Next-Generation Nutritional Biomarkers to Guide Better Health Care

Co-Authored by 3 Experts