
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
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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
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