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Efficacy of maternal vitamin B12 supplementation for improving infant outcomes in settings with high deficiency by Kurpad, Anura V, Singh Sachdev, Harshpal

“…Maternal vitamin B12 supplementation to improve early neurodevelopment in infants has been proposed for some time now because vitamin B12 is a neurotropic…”
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Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital by Victora, Cesar G, Prof, Adair, Linda, Prof, Fall, Caroline, Prof, Hallal, Pedro C, PhD, Martorell, Reynaldo, Prof, Richter, Linda, Prof, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Prof

“…Summary In this paper we review the associations between maternal and child undernutrition with human capital and risk of adult diseases in low-income and…”
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Associations of linear growth and relative weight gain during early life with adult health and human capital in countries of low and middle income: findings from five birth cohort studies by Adair, Linda S, Prof, Fall, Caroline HD, Prof, Osmond, Clive, Prof, Stein, Aryeh D, Prof, Martorell, Reynaldo, Prof, Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, MD, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Prof, Dahly, Darren L, PhD, Bas, Isabelita, MA, Norris, Shane A, PhD, Micklesfield, Lisa, PhD, Hallal, Pedro, PhD, Victora, Cesar G, Prof

“…Summary Background Fast weight gain and linear growth in children in low-income and middle-income countries are associated with enhanced survival and improved…”
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Association between maternal age at childbirth and child and adult outcomes in the offspring: a prospective study in five low-income and middle-income countries (COHORTS collaboration) by Fall, Caroline H D, Prof, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, MD, Osmond, Clive, PhD, Restrepo-Mendez, Maria Clara, PhD, Victora, Cesar, MD, Martorell, Reynaldo, PhD, Stein, Aryeh D, PhD, Sinha, Shikha, BSc, Tandon, Nikhil, MD, Adair, Linda, PhD, Bas, Isabelita, MHSS, Norris, Shane, PhD, Richter, Linda M, PhD

“…Summary Background Both young and advanced maternal age is associated with adverse birth and child outcomes. Few studies have examined these associations in…”
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Reproductive health, and child health and nutrition in India: meeting the challenge by Paul, Vinod Kumar, Prof, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Prof, Mavalankar, Dileep, Prof, Ramachandran, Prema, MD, Sankar, Mari Jeeva, DM, Bhandari, Nita, PhD, Sreenivas, Vishnubhatla, PhD, Sundararaman, Thiagarajan, MD, Govil, Dipti, PhD, Osrin, David, PhD, Kirkwood, Betty, Prof

“…Summary India, with a population of more than 1 billion people, has many challenges in improving the health and nutrition of its citizens. Steady declines have…”
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Contextual diets or chemical nutrient products for preventing malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries? by Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Mondal, Ankita, Kurpad, Anura

“…More than a decade ago, it was foreseen that ‘…(products) branded with the logos of transnational companies…could indeed become monster sellers…when presented…”
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Is "small quantity lipid nutrition supplement" (SQ-LNS) a sustainable and pragmatic strategy to prevent malnutrition? by Gupta, Arun, Rundall, Patti, Ntombela, Nomajoni, Sachdev, Harshpal Sachdev Singh

“… Young child malnutrition and food insecurity is the result of many factors including social and economic inequities, disempowerment of women, inadequate…”
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Home visits by community health workers to prevent neonatal deaths in developing countries: a systematic review by GOGIA, Siddhartha, HARSHPAL SINGH SACHDEV

“…To determine whether home visits for neonatal care by community health workers can reduce infant and neonatal deaths and stillbirths in resource-limited…”
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Effect of iron-fortified foods on hematologic and biological outcomes: systematic review of randomized controlled trials by GERA, Tarun, SACHDEV, Harshpal Singh, BOY, Erick

“…The utility of iron fortification of food to improve iron deficiency, anemia, and biological outcomes is not proven unequivocally. The objectives were to…”
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Maternal and Child Undernutrition 2 Maternal and child undernutrition : consequences for adult health and human capital by VICTORA, Cesar G, ADAIR, Linda, FALL, Caroline, HALLAL, Pedro C, MARTORELL, Reynaldo, RICHTER, Linda, SINGH SACHDEV, Harshpal

“…In this paper we review the associations between maternal and child undernutrition with human capital and risk of adult diseases in low-income and…”
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A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission by Clark, Helen, Coll-Seck, Awa Marie, Banerjee, Anshu, Peterson, Stefan, Dalglish, Sarah L, Ameratunga, Shanthi, Balabanova, Dina, Bhan, Maharaj Kishan, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Borrazzo, John, Claeson, Mariam, Doherty, Tanya, El-Jardali, Fadi, George, Asha S, Gichaga, Angela, Gram, Lu, Hipgrave, David B, Kwamie, Aku, Meng, Qingyue, Mercer, Raúl, Narain, Sunita, Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca, Olumide, Adesola O, Osrin, David, Powell-Jackson, Timothy, Rasanathan, Kumanan, Rasul, Imran, Reid, Papaarangi, Requejo, Jennifer, Rohde, Sarah S, Rollins, Nigel, Romedenne, Magali, Singh Sachdev, Harshpal, Saleh, Rana, Shawar, Yusra R, Shiffman, Jeremy, Simon, Jonathon, Sly, Peter D, Stenberg, Karin, Tomlinson, Mark, Ved, Rajani R, Costello, Anthony

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Intraindividual double-burden of anthropometric undernutrition and “metabolic obesity” in Indian children: a paradox that needs action by Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Porwal, Akash, Sarna, Avina, Acharya, Rajib, Ramesh, Sowmya, Kapil, Umesh, Kurpad, Anura V.

“…Background Intra-individual coexistence of anthropometrically defined undernutrition and ‘metabolic obesity’, characterised by presence of at least one…”
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Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: where are the long‐term benefits? by Devakumar, Delan, Osrin, David, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Prost, Audrey

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Relative Efficacy of Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3 in Improving Vitamin D Status: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Balachandar, Rakesh, Pullakhandam, Raghu, Kulkarni, Bharati, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh

“…Background: Widespread prevalence of vitamin D deficiency has been documented globally. Commonly used interventions to address this deficiency include…”
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Characterisation of anaemia amongst school going adolescent girls in rural Haryana, India by Gupta, Aakriti, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Kapil, Umesh, Prakash, Shyam, Pandey, Ravindra Mohan, Sati, Hem Chandra, Sharma, Lokesh Kumar, Lal, Priti Rishi

“…High burden of anaemia exists amongst rural adolescent girls in India. The objective of this study was to characterise anaemia in school going adolescent girls…”
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Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program: Reality or a bridge too far? by Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Osmond, Clive, Kurpad, Anura V., Thomas, Tinku

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Comparison of fetal growth patterns from Western India with Intergrowth-21st by Kinare, Arun, Joshi, Priscilla, Dangat, Kamini, Gupte, Sanjay, Tipnis, Manish, Singh, Garima, Randhir, Karuna, Madiwale, Shweta, Pisal, Hemlata, Wagh, Girija, Lalwani, Sanjay, Joshi, Sadhana, Fall, Caroline, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh

“…To generate longitudinal fetal growth data in an Indian population and compare it with Intergrowth-21st. Fetal biometry data was collected in a prospective…”
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Point-of-care Hb measurement in pooled capillary blood by a portable autoanalyser: comparison with venous blood Hb measured by reference methods in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies by Dasi, Teena, Palika, Ravindranadh, Pullakhandam, Raghu, Augustine, Little Flower, Boiroju, Naveen Kumar, Prasannanavar, Devraj J., Pradhan, Anju Sinha, Kurpad, Anura V., Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Kulkarni, Bharati

“…Population-based surveys commonly use point-of-care (POC) methods with capillary blood samples for estimating Hb concentrations; these estimates need to be…”
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Impact of daily-supervised administration of a package of iron and folic acid and vitamin B12 on hemoglobin levels among adolescent girls (12–19 years): a cluster randomized control trial by Gupta, Aakriti, Kant, Shashi, Ramakrishnan, Lakshmy, Pandey, Ravindra Mohan, Khandelwal, Ritika, Kapil, Umesh, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh

“…Objective The prevalence of anemia has remained high among Indian adolescent girls over the past decade, despite the ongoing iron and folic acid (IFA)…”
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Haemoglobin thresholds to define anaemia in a national sample of healthy children and adolescents aged 1–19 years in India: a population-based study by Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Porwal, Akash, Acharya, Rajib, Ashraf, Sana, Ramesh, Sowmya, Khan, Nizamuddin, Kapil, Umesh, Kurpad, Anura V, Sarna, Avina

“…WHO's haemoglobin cutoffs to define anemia were based on five studies of predominantly White adult populations, done over 50 years ago. Therefore, a general…”
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