Maria Makrides
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Maria Makrides

Maria Makrides is the Deputy Director at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the Theme Leader for SAHMRI Women and Kids in Adelaide, Australia. 

She has over 300 peer reviewed publications, geared towards improving the nutrition and health of mothers and their babies through conducting and translating high-quality research. Her work has contributed to international policy, advocating for safe composition of infant foods, national and international guidance on diet and supplementation during pregnancy, and infant feeding guidelines to minimize the risk of childhood allergies.  

In 2018, she received the Alexander Leaf Distinguished Scientist Award for Lifetime Achievemen, and in 2022 she was named South Australian Scientist of the Year.

Maria is currently President of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids.

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Complementary Foods: Guidelines and Practices

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Understanding Drivers of Dietary Behavior before and during Pregnancy in Industrialized Countries

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Dietary n-3 LC-PUFA during the Perinatal Period as a Strategy to Minimize Childhood Allergic Disease

Maria Makrides
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Improving the Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Low-Birthweight Infants

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The Attitude, Knowledge and Drivers of Change for Young or Pregnant Women in Industrialized Countries

Maria Makrides
Dietary omega 3 LCPUFA during the perinatal period as a strategy to minimize childhood allergic disease

Dietary omega 3 LCPUFA during the perinatal period as a strategy to minimize childhood allergic disease

Maria Makrides

Publications from this author

The Role of DHA In the First 1,000 Days (publications)

The Role of DHA In the First 1,000 Days

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
NNIW80 - Adolescents' and Young Women's Health and Nutrition: Programming for Future Generations (publications)

NNIW80 - Adolescents' and Young Women's Health and Nutrition: Programming for Future Generations

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Adolescent and young women health and nutrition: Programming for future generations (publications)

Adolescent and young women health and nutrition: Programming for future generations

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW77 - The Importance of Immunonutrition (publications)

NNIW77 - The Importance of Immunonutrition

Co-Authored by 3 Experts