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Prof Mary Fewtrell
Professor of Paediatric Nutrition
Population, Policy & Practice Dept
UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
- Joined UCL
- 1st Apr 2002
Research summary
My research spans the key strategic areas of paediatric nutrition, but with a particular focus in specific areas:
1. Nutrition and bone health - nutritional programming of bone health - methodological issues relating to the assessment of bone mass in children - bone health in children with a variety of diseases
2. Body composition and obesity - primary prevention, treatment - methodological aspects of body composition measurement in infants and children
3. Infant nutrition - Human lactation. - design of infant formula, including health impact of specific ingredients such as LCPUFA - Complementary feeding and the duration of exclusive breastfeeding
4. Infant growth and its association with later health
Education
- University of Cambridge
- Doctorate, Doctor of Medicine | 2000
- Royal College of Physicians
- Doctorate, Member of the Royal College of Physicians | 1989
- Royal College of Physicians
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Diploma of Child Health | 1988
- University of Cambridge
- Other higher degree, Master of Arts (Hons) | 1986
- University of Oxford
- Doctorate, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | 1986
- University of Cambridge
- First Degree, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | 1983