Andrew M. Prentice

Critical windows for nutritional interventions against stunting

An analysis of early growth patterns in children from 54 resource-poor countries in Africa and Southeast Asia shows a rapid falloff in the height-for-age z score during the firs...

The emerging epidemic of obesity in developing countries

Thirty years ago international nutritionists were focussing on childhood malnutrition, the 'protein gap' and how to feed the world's burgeoning population, and medical services ...

Origins of lifetime health around the time of conception: causes and consequences

Early programming of adult diseases in resource poor countries

Considerable evidence now exists to suggest that early exposure to nutritional deprivation can have long term consequences to health, with low birth weight now considered a risk...