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Investigating the association between urban agriculture and food security, dietary diversity, and nutritional status: A systematic literature review by Warren, Emily, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Knai, Cécile

“…•UA may improve dietary diversity in developing and transitional economies.•Evidence suggests that UA may be associated with improved food security.•Poor…”
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Kidney function and blood pressure in preschool-aged children exposed to cadmium and arsenic - potential alleviation by selenium by Skröder, Helena, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Kippler, Maria, El Arifeen, Shams, Wagatsuma, Yukiko, Moore, Sophie E., Vahter, Marie

“…Early-life exposure to toxic compounds may cause long-lasting health effects, but few studies have investigated effects of childhood exposure to nephrotoxic…”
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Investigating associations between the built environment and physical activity among older people in 20 UK towns by Hawkesworth, Sophie, Silverwood, Richard J, Armstrong, Ben, Pliakas, Triantafyllos, Nanchalal, Kiran, Jefferis, Barbara J, Sartini, Claudio, Amuzu, Antoinette A, Wannamethee, S Goya, Ramsay, Sheena E, Casas, Juan-Pablo, Morris, Richard W, Whincup, Peter H, Lock, Karen

“…BackgroundPolicy initiatives such as WHO Age Friendly Cities recognise the importance of the urban environment for improving health of older people, who have…”
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Factors Affecting Access to Healthcare: An Observational Study of Children under 5 Years of Age Presenting to a Rural Gambian Primary Healthcare Centre by Rees, Claire P, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Moore, Sophie E, Dondeh, Bai L, Unger, Stefan A

“…Prompt access to primary healthcare before onset of severe illness is vital to improve morbidity and mortality rates. The Gambia has high rates of child…”
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How the local built environment affects physical activity behaviour in older adults in the UK: a cross-sectional analysis linked to two national cohorts by Hawkesworth, Sophie, PhD, Silverwood, Richard, PhD, Pliakas, Triantafyllos, MSc, Nanchahal, Kiran, PhD, Jefferis, Barbara, PhD, Sartini, Claudio, MSc, Amuzu, Antoinette, MA, Armstrong, Ben, Prof, Casas, Juan-Pablo, Prof, Morris, Richard, Prof, Whincup, Peter, Prof, Lock, Karen, Dr

“…Abstract Background Policy makers are increasingly interested in how changes in local neighbourhood environments can affect health behaviours, especially…”
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Effect of maternal calcium supplementation on offspring blood pressure in 5- to 10-y-old rural Gambian children by Hawkesworth, Sophie, Sawo, Yankuba, Fulford, Anthony JC, Goldberg, Gail R, Jarjou, Landing MA, Prentice, Ann, Moore, Sophie E

“…BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that increased maternal calcium intake during pregnancy may result in lower offspring blood pressure, prompting calls for more…”
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Nutritional supplementation during pregnancy and offspring cardiovascular disease risk in The Gambia by HAWKESWORTH, Sophie, WALKER, Celin G, SAWO, Yankuba, FULFORD, Anthony Jc, JARJOU, Landing Ma, GOLDBERG, Gail R, PRENTICE, Ann, PRENTICE, Andrew M, MOORE, Sophie E

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Exploiting dietary supplementation trials to assess the impact of the prenatal environment on CVD risk: Conference on ‘Multidisciplinary approaches to nutritional problems’ Postgraduate Symposium by Hawkesworth, Sophie

“…Animal studies have demonstrated that altering the maternal diet during pregnancy affects offspring disease risk. Data from human subjects on the early-life…”
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Exploiting dietary supplementation trials to assess the impact of the prenatal environment on CVD risk by Hawkesworth, Sophie

“…Animal studies have demonstrated that altering the maternal diet during pregnancy affects offspring disease risk. Data from human subjects on the early-life…”
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Feeding the world healthily: the challenge of measuring the effects of agriculture on health by Hawkesworth, Sophie, Dangour, Alan D., Johnston, Deborah, Lock, Karen, Poole, Nigel, Rushton, Jonathan, Uauy, Ricardo, Waage, Jeff

“…Agricultural production, food systems and population health are intimately linked. While there is a strong evidence base to inform our knowledge of what…”
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Cohort Profile: The Kiang West Longitudinal Population Study (KWLPS)-a platform for integrated research and health care provision in rural Gambia by Hennig, Branwen J, Unger, Stefan A, Dondeh, Bai Lamin, Hassan, Jahid, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Jarjou, Landing, Jones, Kerry S, Moore, Sophie E, Nabwera, Helen M, Ngum, Mohammed, Prentice, Ann, Sonko, Bakary, Prentice, Andrew M, Fulford, Anthony J

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Pregnancy supplementation of Gambian mothers with calcium carbonate alters mid-childhood IGF1 in a sex-specific manner by Prentice, Ann, Ward, Kate A., Nigdikar, Shailja, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Moore, Sophie E.

“…Sex-specific effects of pregnancy calcium carbonate supplementation have been reported in 8–12 year old Gambian children, indicating faster growth in boys but…”
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Food environments in schools and in the immediate vicinity are associated with unhealthy food consumption among Brazilian adolescents by Azeredo, Catarina Machado, de Rezende, Leandro Fórnias Machado, Canella, Daniela Silva, Claro, Rafael Moreira, Peres, Maria Fernanda Tourinho, Luiz, Olinda do Carmo, França, Ivan, Kinra, Sanjay, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Levy, Renata Bertazzi

“…Abstract Background Evidence of the influence of the school food environment on adolescent diet is still little explored in low- and middle-income countries…”
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Optimising measurement of health-related characteristics of the built environment: Comparing data collected by foot-based street audits, virtual street audits and routine secondary data sources by Pliakas, Triantafyllos, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Silverwood, Richard J., Nanchahal, Kiran, Grundy, Chris, Armstrong, Ben, Casas, Juan Pablo, Morris, Richard W., Wilkinson, Paul, Lock, Karen

“…The role of the neighbourhood environment in influencing health behaviours continues to be an important topic in public health research and policy. Foot-based…”
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A qualitative geographical information systems approach to explore how older people over 70 years interact with and define their neighbourhood environment by Milton, Sarah, Pliakas, Triantafyllos, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Nanchahal, Kiran, Grundy, Chris, Amuzu, Antoinette, Casas, Juan-Pablo, Lock, Karen

“…A growing body of literature explores the relationship between the built environment and health, and the methodological challenges of understanding these…”
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Prenatal lead exposure and childhood blood pressure and kidney function by Skröder, Helena, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Moore, Sophie E., Wagatsuma, Yukiko, Kippler, Maria, Vahter, Marie

“…Exposure to lead, a common environmental pollutant, is known to cause cardiovascular and nephrotoxic effects in adults. Potential effects of early-life lead…”
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B-vitamins and fatty acids in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and dementia: a systematic review by Dangour, Alan D, Whitehouse, Peter J, Rafferty, Kevin, Mitchell, Stephen A, Smith, Lesley, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Vellas, Bruno

“…The increasing worldwide prevalence of dementia is a major public health concern. Findings from some epidemiological studies suggest that diet and nutrition…”
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Supplemental feeding during pregnancy compared with maternal supplementation during lactation does not affect schooling and cognitive development through late adolescence by Alderman, Harold, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Lundberg, Mattias, Tasneem, Afia, Mark, Henry, Moore, Sophie E

“…Background: The long-term impact of early malnutrition on human capital outcomes remains unclear, and existing evidence has come largely from observational…”
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Early exposure to toxic metals has a limited effect on blood pressure or kidney function in later childhood, rural Bangladesh by HAWKESWORTH, Sophie, WAGATSUMA, Yukiko, KIPPLER, Maria, FULFORD, Anthony Jc, ARIFEEN, Shams E, PERSSON, Lars-Ake, MOORE, Sophie E, VAHTER, Marie

“…Chronic exposure to toxic metals such as arsenic and cadmium has been implicated in the development of kidney and cardiovascular diseases but few studies have…”
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Supplemental feeding during pregnancy compared with maternal supplementation during lactation does not affect schooling and cognitive development through late adolescence123 by Alderman, Harold, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Lundberg, Mattias, Tasneem, Afia, Mark, Henry, Moore, Sophie E

“…The long-term impact of early malnutrition on human capital outcomes remains unclear, and existing evidence has come largely from observational studies. We…”
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