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Epidemiology of multimorbidity in low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from four population cohorts.
Price AJ, Jobe M, Sekitoleko I, Crampin AC, Prentice AM, Seeley J, Chikumbu EF, Mugisha J, Makanga R, Dube A, Mair FS, Jani BD. Price AJ, et al. Among authors: prentice am. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Dec 6;3(12):e0002677. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002677. eCollection 2023. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023. PMID: 38055698 Free PMC article.
We investigated prevalence and demographic characteristics of adults living with multimorbidity (2 long-term conditions) in three low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa, using secondary population-level data from four cohorts; Malawi (urban & rural), The Gambia (ru …
We investigated prevalence and demographic characteristics of adults living with multimorbidity (2 long-term conditions) in three low …
Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings.
Mertens A, Benjamin-Chung J, Colford JM Jr, Coyle J, van der Laan MJ, Hubbard AE, Rosete S, Malenica I, Hejazi N, Sofrygin O, Cai W, Li H, Nguyen A, Pokpongkiat NN, Djajadi S, Seth A, Jung E, Chung EO, Jilek W, Subramoney V, Hafen R, Häggström J, Norman T, Brown KH, Christian P, Arnold BF; Ki Child Growth Consortium. Mertens A, et al. Nature. 2023 Sep;621(7979):568-576. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06501-x. Epub 2023 Sep 13. Nature. 2023. PMID: 37704722 Free PMC article.
Growth faltering in children (low length for age or low weight for length) during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to 2 years of age) influences short-term and long-term health and survival(1,2). Interventions such as nutritional supplementation during …
Growth faltering in children (low length for age or low weight for length) during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to 2 years o …
Iron homeostasis in full-term, normal birthweight Gambian neonates over the first week of life.
Cross JH, Jarjou O, Mohammed NI, Gomez SR, Touray BJB, Kessler NJ, Prentice AM, Cerami C. Cross JH, et al. Among authors: prentice am. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 26;13(1):10349. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-34592-z. Sci Rep. 2023. PMID: 37365154 Free PMC article.
In 278 neonates we confirmed the profound early postnatal decrease in serum iron (22.7 7.0 mol/L at birth to 7.3 4.6 mol/L during the first 6-24 h after birth) and transferrin saturation (50.2 16.7% to 14.4 6.1%). ...Hepcidin increased rapidly during the first 24 h …
In 278 neonates we confirmed the profound early postnatal decrease in serum iron (22.7 7.0 mol/L at birth to 7.3 4.6 mol/L during the …
The Triple Burden of Malnutrition in the Era of Globalization.
Prentice AM. Prentice AM. Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. 2023;97:51-61. doi: 10.1159/000529005. Epub 2023 Apr 6. Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. 2023. PMID: 37023735 Review.
The term "triple burden of malnutrition" refers to the coexistence of undernutrition (stunting and wasting), micronutrient deficiencies (often termed hidden hunger), and overnutrition (overweight and obesity). ...
The term "triple burden of malnutrition" refers to the coexistence of undernutrition (stunting and wasting), micronutrient deficienci …
Catch-Up Growth in Infants and Young Children With Faltering Growth: Expert Opinion to Guide General Clinicians.
Cooke R, Goulet O, Huysentruyt K, Joosten K, Khadilkar AV, Mao M, Meyer R, Prentice AM, Singhal A. Cooke R, et al. Among authors: prentice am. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Jul 1;77(1):7-15. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003784. Epub 2023 Mar 28. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023. PMID: 36976274 Free PMC article.
It can occur due to non-disease-related and disease-related causes and is associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes, including shorter-term effects such as impaired immune responses and increased length of hospital stay, and longer-term consequences, includin …
It can occur due to non-disease-related and disease-related causes and is associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes, including shorte …
Nutrition in school-age children: a rationale for revisiting priorities.
Saavedra JM, Prentice AM. Saavedra JM, et al. Among authors: prentice am. Nutr Rev. 2023 Jun 9;81(7):823-843. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuac089. Nutr Rev. 2023. PMID: 36346900 Free PMC article. Review.
These constitute transformative changes, and thus middle childhood and early adolescence represents a major and last opportunity to influence long-term health and productivity. This review highlights the specificities of growth and development in school age, with a focus o …
These constitute transformative changes, and thus middle childhood and early adolescence represents a major and last opportunity to influenc …
Implications for quantifying early life growth trajectories of term-born infants using INTERGROWTH-21st newborn size standards at birth in conjunction with World Health Organization child growth standards in the postnatal period.
Perumal N, Ohuma EO, Prentice AM, Shah PS, Al Mahmud A, Moore SE, Roth DE. Perumal N, et al. Among authors: prentice am. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2022 Nov;36(6):839-850. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12880. Epub 2022 May 16. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2022. PMID: 35570836 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to quantify the extent to which standardised measures of newborn size and growth are affected when using WHO-GS versus IG-NS at birth among term-born infants. METHODS: Data from two prenatal trials in Bangladesh (n = 755) and Th …
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to quantify the extent to which standardised measures of newborn size and growth are affected when usi …
Identification of methylation changes associated with positive and negative growth deviance in Gambian infants using a targeted methyl sequencing approach of genomic DNA.
Quilter CR, Harvey KM, Bauer J, Skinner BM, Gomez M, Shrivastava M, Doel AM, Drammeh S, Dunger DB, Moore SE, Ong KK, Prentice AM, Bernstein RM, Sargent CA, Affara NA. Quilter CR, et al. Among authors: prentice am. FASEB Bioadv. 2021 Feb 5;3(4):205-230. doi: 10.1096/fba.2020-00101. eCollection 2021 Apr. FASEB Bioadv. 2021. PMID: 33842847 Free PMC article.
Distinct methylation patterns associated with birthweight between comparison groups were observed in DNA collected at birth (at the end of intrauterine growth window) compared to those established by 12 months (near the infancy/childhood growth transition). The longitudina …
Distinct methylation patterns associated with birthweight between comparison groups were observed in DNA collected at birth (at the e …
Long-term impact of West African food system responses to COVID-19.
Ali Z, Green R, Zougmoré RB, Mkuhlani S, Palazzo A, Prentice AM, Haines A, Dangour AD, Scheelbeek PF. Ali Z, et al. Among authors: prentice am. Nat Food. 2020 Dec;1:768-770. doi: 10.1038/s43016-020-00191-8. Epub 2020 Nov 19. Nat Food. 2020. PMID: 33829211 Free PMC article.
Identification of nutritionally modifiable hormonal and epigenetic drivers of positive and negative growth deviance in rural African fetuses and infants: Project protocol and cohort description.
Moore SE, Doel AM, Ong KK, Dunger DB, Affara NA, Prentice AM, Bernstein RM; HERO-G Working Group. Moore SE, et al. Among authors: prentice am. Gates Open Res. 2020 Feb 24;4:25. doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13101.1. eCollection 2020. Gates Open Res. 2020. PMID: 33693312 Free PMC article.
Growth retardation (stunting, wasting and poor organ development) among children in low-income countries has major short and long-term health consequences yet very little is known about the nutritional and environmental influences on the key hormonal axes regulating child …
Growth retardation (stunting, wasting and poor organ development) among children in low-income countries has major short and long-term …
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