Growth and the micro biome
Investigators who work in the area of famine relief and undernutrition understand well that not every intervention in effective in relieving the long-term effects of poor nutrition. While some are […]
Nutrition and Health in Africa
African-Indigenous Vegetables and Human Health in Eastern Africa It is estimated that 925 million of the world’s population are undernourished, 239 million (26%) of whom are inhabitants of Sub-Saharan Africa […]
Fulbright 2015-16
The beginning of May marked the end of my Fulbright grant to Brazil. This wonderful experience that was sponsored by the US Fulbright Commission and CAPES, a foundation in the […]
Is BMI an appropriate proxy for adiposity in children?
A diverse group of scientists and I recently published this new review paper that covers an important question of how to assess body mass and/or adiposity in children in population […]
Early-life famine and adult health
Here is a new chapter we wrote for an upcoming book, “Early-life famine and adult health” edited by Alexander Vaiserman, PhD at the Institute of Gerontology, Kiev, Ukraine and Lambert […]
Welcome, 2012.
Welcome to our website. There is plenty of information for readers to get a good overview of our research program, peruse some of our papers, stay update with our research […]
