Browsing by Author "Mehra, Sucheta"

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Maternal nutritional status mediates the linkage between household food insecurity and mid-infancy size in rural Bangladesh

Na, Muzi; Shamim, Abu Ahmed; Mehra, Sucheta; Labrique, Alain; Ali, Hasmot; Wu, Lee S.-F.; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Klemm, Rolf; Christian, Parul; West, Keith P. (Cambridge University Press, 2020-02-27)

Household food insecurity (HFI) is a major concern in South Asia. The pathways by which HFI may reduce child growth remain inadequately understood. In a cohort study of 12 693 maternal–infant dyads in rural Bangladesh, ...
Supplementation with fortified lipid-based and blended complementary foods has variable impact on body composition among Rural Bangladeshi children: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

Shaikh, Saijuddin; Campbell, Rebecca K; Mehra, Sucheta; Kabir, Alamgir; Schulze, Kerry J; Wu, Lee; Ali, Hasmot; Shamim, Abu Ahmed; West, Keith P; Christian, Parul (Oxford Academic, 2020-04-02)

Background: Complementary food supplementation enhances linear growth and may affect body composition in children. Objective: We aimed to determine the effect of complementary food supplements provided from the age of 6 ...