• Full breastfeeding protection against common enteric bacteria and viruses: Results from the MAL-ED cohort study 

      Mccormick, Benjamin J. J; Richard, Stephanie A; Murray-Kolb, Laura E; Kang, Gagandeep; Lima, Aldo A. M; Mduma, Estomih; Kosek, Margaret N; Rogawski Mcquade, Elizabeth T; Houpt, Eric R; Bessong, Pascal; Shrestha, Sanjaya; Bhutta, Zulfiqar; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Caulfield, Laura E; Acosta, Angel Mendez; De Burga, Rosa Rios; Chavez, Cesar Banda; Flores, Julian Torres; Olotegui, Maribel Paredes; Pinedo, Silvia Rengifo; Salas, Mery Siguas; Trigoso, Dixner Rengifo; Vasquez, Angel Orbe; Ahmed, Imran; Alam, Didar; Ali, Asad; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Qureshi, Shahida; Rasheed, Muneera Abdul; Soofi, Sajid; Turab, Ali; Yousafzai, Aisha; Zaidi, Anita K. M.; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn; Ammu, Geetha; Babji, Sudhir; Bose, Anuradha; George, Ajila T.; Hariraju, Dinesh; Jennifer, M Steffi; John, Sushil; Kaki, Shiny; Karunakaran, Priyadarshani; Koshy, Beena; Lazarus, Robin P.; Muliyil, Jayaprakash; Ragasudha, Preethi; Raghava, Mohan Venkata; Raju, Sophy; Ramachandran, Anup; Ramadas, Rakhi; Ramanujam, Karthikeyan; Rose, Anuradha; Roshan, Reeba; Sharma, Srujan L.; Shanmuga Sundaram, Sundaram; Thomas, Rahul J.; Pan, William K.; Ambikapathi, Ramya; Carreon, J. Daniel; Doan, Viyada; Hoest, Christel; Knobler, Stacey; McCormick, Benjamin J. J.; McGrath, Monica; Miller, Mark A.; Psaki, Stephanie; Rasmussen, Zeba; Seidman, Jessica C.; Gottlieb, Michael; Lang, Dennis R.; Tountas, Karen H.; Svensen, Erling; Amour, Caroline; Bayyo, Eliwaza; Mduma, Estomih R.; Mvungi, Regisiana; Nshama, Rosemary; Pascal, John; Swema, Buliga Mujaga; Yarrot, Ladislaus; Mason, Carl J.; Shamsir Ahmed, Ahmed; Alam, Md Ashraful; Haque, Rashidul; Haque, Umma; Hossain, Md Iqbal; Islam, Munirul; Mahfuz, Mustafa; Mondal, Dinesh; Nahar, Baitun; Tofail, Fahmida; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Shrestha, Prakash Sunder; Shrestha, Rita; Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Bauck, Aubrey; Black, Robert E.; Checkley, William; Lee, Gwenyth O.; Schulze, Kerry; Yori, Pablo Peñataro; Ross, A. Catharine; Schaefer, Barbara; Simons, Suzanne; Pendergast, Laura; Abreu, Cláudia B.; Costa, Hilda; Di Moura, Alessandra; Filho, José Quirino; Havt, Alexandre; Leite, Álvaro M.; Lima, Noélia L.; Lima, Ila F.; Maciel, Bruna L. L.; Medeiros, Pedro H. Q. S.; Moraes, Milena; Mota, Francisco S.; Oriá, Reinaldo B.; Quetz, Josiane; Soares, Alberto M.; Mota, Rosa M. S.; Patil, Crystal L.; Mahopo, Cloupas; Maphula, Angelina; Nyathi, Emanuel; Samie, Amidou; Barrett, Leah; Dillingham, Rebecca; Gratz, Jean; Guerrant, Richard L.; Houpt, Eric; Petri, William A.; Platts-Mills, James; Rogawski, Elizabeth; Scharf, Rebecca; Rogawski, Elizabeth T.; Shrestha, Binob; Rayamajhi, Bishnu Bahadur; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Breastfeeding is known to reduce the risk of enteropathogen infections, but protection from specific enteropathogens is not well characterized. Objective The aim was to estimate the association between full ...
    • Gestational Age, Birth Weight, and Neurocognitive Development in Adolescents in Tanzania 

      Perumal, Nandita; Manji, Karim P.; Darling, Anne Marie; Kisenge, Rodrick R.; Kvestad, Ingrid; Hysing, Mari; Belinger, David C.; Urassa, Willy; Strand, Tor Arne; Duggan, Christopher P.; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Sudfeld, Christopher R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives: To investigate the association between gestational age, birthweight, and birthweight adjusted for gestational age, with domains of neurocognitive development and behavioral problems in adolescents in Tanzania. ...
    • Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database 

      Miller, V.; Reedy, J; Cudhea, F; Zhang, J; Shi, P; Erndt-Marino, J; Coates, J; Micha, R; Webb, P; Mozaffarian, D; Henjum, Sigrun; Strand, Tor Arne; Abbott, P.; Abdollahi, M.; Abedi, P.; Abumweis, S.; Adair, L.; Ng, SA.; Al Nsour, Mohannad; Alam, Iftikhar; Al-Daghri, Nasser; Al-Hamad, Nawal; Al-Hooti, Suad; Alissa, Eman; Al-Zenki, Sameer; Anderson, Simon; Anzid, Karim; Arambepola, C; Arici, Mustafa; Arsenault, J; Asciak, R; Biro, Lajos; Barengo, Noël C.; Barquera, Simon; Bas, M; Becker, Wulf; Beer-Borst;, S; Bergman, Per; Boindala, S; Bovet, Pascal; Bradshaw, Debbie; Bukhary, N; Bundhamcharoen, Kanitta; Caballero, M; Calleja, Neville; Cao, X; Capanzana, M; Carmikle, J; Castetbon, Katia; Castro, M (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Diet is a major modifiable risk factor for human health and overall consumption patterns affect planetary health. We aimed to quantify global, regional, and national consumption levels of animal-source foods ...
    • Heavy metals in children's blood from the rural region of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study and spatial analysis 

      Mbunga, Branly Kilola; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Bangelesa, Freddy; Langfjord, Mina Marthinsen; Bosonkie, Marc M.; Strand, Tor Arne; Mapatano, Mala Ali; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Exposure to heavy metals can affect cell differentiation, neurocognitive development, and growth during early life, even in low doses. Little is known about heavy metal exposure and its relationship with nutrition outcomes ...
    • Identifying the research, advocacy, policy and implementation needs for the prevention and management of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection in low- and middle-income countries 

      Carbonell-Estrany, Xavier; Simões, Eric A. F; Bont, Louis J; Gentile, Angela; Homaira, Nusrat; Scotta, Marcelo Comerlato; Stein, Renato T; Torres, Juan P; Sheikh, Jarju; Broor, Shobha; Khuri-Bulos, Najwa; Nokes, D James; Munywoki, Patrick K; Bassat, Quique; Sharma, Arun K; Basnet, Sudha; Garba, Maria; De Jesus-Cornejo, Joanne; Lupisan, Socorro P; Nunes, Marta C; Divarathna, Maduja; Fullarton, John R; Rodgers-Gray, Barry S; Keary, Ian; Reñosa, Mark Donald C; Verwey, Charl; Moore, David P; Noordeen, Faseeha; Kabra, Sushil; do Vale, Marynéa Silva; Paternina-De La Ossa, Rolando; Mariño, Cristina; Figueras-Aloy, Josep; Krilov, Leonard; Berezin, Eitan; Zar, Heather J; Paudel, Krishna; Safadi, Marco Aurelio Palazzi; Dbaibo, Ghassan; Jroundi, Imane; Jha, Runa; Rafeek, Rukshan A. M; Pinheiro, Rossiclei de Souza; Bracht, Marianne; Muthugala, Rohitha; Lanari, Marcello; Martinón-Torres, Federico; Mitchell, Ian; Irimu, Grace; Pandey, Apsara; Krishnan, Anand; Mejias, Asuncion; da Costa, Marcela Santos Corrêa; Shrestha, Shrijana; Pernica, Jeffrey M; de Carvalho, Felipe Cotrim; Jalango, Rose E; Ibrahim, Hafsat; Ewa, Atana; Ensinck, Gabriela; Ulloa-Gutierrez, Rolando; Miralha, Alexandre Lopes; Lucion, Maria Florencia; Hassan, Md Zakiul; Akhtar, Zubair; Aleem, Mohammad Abdul; Chowdhury, Fahmida; Rojo, Pablo; Sande, Charles; Musau, Abednego; Zaman, Khalequ; Helena, Luiza; Arlant, Falleiros; Ghimire, Prakash; Price, April; Subedi, Kalpana Upadhyay; Brenes-Chacon, Helena; Goswami, Doli Rani; Rahman, Mohammed Ziaur; Hossain, Mohammad Enayet; Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer; Vain, Nestor E; Lim, Audrey; Chiu, Aaron; Papenburg, Jesse; Juarez, Maria del Valle; Senaratne, Thamarasi; Arunasalam, Shiyamalee; Strand, Tor Arne; Ayuk, Adaeze; Ogunrinde, Olufemi; Tavares, Lohanna Valeska de Sousa; Garba, Comfort; Garba, Bilkisu I; Dawa, Jeanette; Gordon, Michelle; Osoro, Eric; Agoti, Charles N; Nyawanda, Bryan; Ngama, Mwanajuma; Tabu, Collins; Mathew, Joseph L; Cornacchia, Andrew; Rai, Ganesh Kumar; Jain, Amita; Giongo, Mateus Sfoggia; Paes, Bosco A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction: The high burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in young children disproportionately occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The PROUD (Preventing RespiratOry syncytial virUs in ...
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life and worry among mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal 

      Ranjitkar, Suman; Strand, Tor Arne; Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Kvestad, Ingrid; Shrestha, Merina; Schwinger, Catherine; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Shrestha, Laxman P.; Hysing, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of daily life worldwide, but the impact may be higher for impoverished populations. The main aim of this study is to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different ...
    • In-hospital mortality risk stratification in children aged under 5 years with pneumonia with or without pulse oximetry: A secondary analysis of the Pneumonia REsearch Partnership to Assess WHO REcommendations (PREPARE) dataset 

      Hooli, Shubhada; King, Carina; McCollum, Eric D.; Colbourn, Tim; Lufesi, Norman; Mwansambo, Charles; Gregory, Christopher J.; Thamthitiwat, Somsak; Cutland, Clare; Madhi, Shabir Ahmed; Nunes, Marta C.; Gessner, Bradford D.; Hazir, Tabish; Mathew, Joseph L.; Addo-Yobo, Emmanuel; Chisaka, Noel; Hassan, Mumtaz; Hibberd, Patricia L.; Jeena, Prakash; Lozano, Juan M.; MacLeod, William B.; Patel, Archana; Thea, Donald M.; Nguyen, Ngoc Tuong Vy; Zaman, Syed MA.; Ruvinsky, Raul O.; Lucero, Marilla; Kartasasmita, Cissy B.; Turner, Claudia; Asghar, Rai; Banajeh, Salem; Iqbal, Imran; Maulen-Radovan, Irene; Mino-Leon, Greta; Saha, Samir K.; Santosham, Mathuram; Singhi, Sunit; Awasthi, Shally; Bavdekar, Ashish; Chou, Monidarin; Nymadawa, Pagbajabyn; Pape, Jean-William; Paranhos-Baccala, Glaucia; Picot, Valentina Sanchez; Rakoto-Andrianarivelo, Mala; Rouzier, Vanessa; Russomando, Graciela; Sylla, Mariam; Vanhems, Philippe; Wang, Jianwei; Basnet, Sudha; Strand, Tor Arne; Neuman, Mark I.; Arroyo, Luis Martinez; Echavarria, Marcela; Bhatnagar, Shinjini; Wadhwa, Nitya; Lodha, Rakesh; Aneja, Satinder; Gentile, Angela; Chadha, Mandeep; Hirve, Siddhivinayak; O'Grady, Kerry-Ann F.; Clara, Alexey W.; Rees, Chris A.; Campbell, Harry; Nair, Harish; Falconer, Jennifer; Williams, Linda J.; Horne, Margaret; Qazi, Shamim A.; Nisar, Yasir Bin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Objectives: We determined the pulse oximetry benefit in pediatric pneumonia mortality risk stratification and chest-indrawing pneumonia in-hospital mortality risk factors. Methods: We report the characteristics and ...
    • Inadequate Iodine Intake in Mothers of Young Children in Innlandet County, Norway 

      Aarsland, Tonje Eiane; Kaldenbach, Siri; Bakken, Kjersti Sletten; Solvik, Beate Stokke; Holten-Andersen, Mads Nikolaj; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Iodine has an essential role in child growth and brain development. Thus, sufficient iodine intake is particularly important in women of childbearing age and lactating women. Objectives: This cross-sectional ...
    • Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries 

      O’Hearn, Meghan; Lara-Castor, Laura; Cudhea, Frederick; Miller, Victoria; Reedy, Julia; Shi, Peilin; Zhang, Jianyi; Wong, John B.; Economos, Christina D.; Micha, Renata; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Bas, Murat; Ali, Jemal Haidar; Abumweis, Suhad; Krishnan, Anand; Misra, Puneet; Hwalla, Nahla Chawkat; Janakiram, Chandrashekar; Liputo, Nur Indrawaty; Musaiger, Abdulrahman; Pourfarzi, Farhad; Alam, Iftikhar; DeRidder, Karin; Termote, Celine; Memon, Anjum; Turrini, Aida; Lupotto, Elisabetta; Piccinelli, Raffaela; Sette, Stefania; Anzid, Karim; Vossenaar, Marieke; Mazumdar, Paramita; Rached, Ingrid; Rovirosa, Alicia; Zapata, María Elisa; Asayehu, Tamene Taye; Oduor, Francis; Boedecker, Julia; Aluso, Lilian; Ortiz-Ulloa, Johana; Meenakshi, J.V.; Castro, Michelle; Grosso, Giuseppe; Waskiewicz, Anna; Khan, Umber S.; Thanopoulou, Anastasia; Malekzadeh, Reza; Calleja, Neville; Ocke, Marga; Etemad, Zohreh; Nsour, Mohannad Al; Waswa, Lydiah M.; Nurk, Eha; Arsenault, Joanne; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Sibai, Abla Mehio; Damasceno, Albertino; Arambepola, Carukshi; Lopes, Carla; Severo, Milton; Lunet, Nuno; Torres, Duarte; Tapanainen, Heli; Lindstrom, Jaana; Virtanen, Suvi; Palacios, Cristina; Roos, Eva; Agdeppa, Imelda Angeles; Desnacido, Josie; Capanzana, Mario; Misra, Anoop; Khouw, Ilse; Ng, Swee Ai; Delgado, Edna Gamboa; Caballero, Mauricio; Otero, Johanna; Lee, Hae-Jeung; Koksal, Eda; Guessous, Idris; Lachat, Carl; De Henauw, Stefaan; Rahbar, Ali Reza; Tedstone, Alison; Naska, Androniki; Mathee, Angie; Ling, Annie; Tedla, Bemnet; Hopping, Beth; Ginnela, Brahmam; Leclercq, Catherine; Duante, Charmaine; Haerpfer, Christian; Hotz, Christine; Pitsavos, Christos; Rehm, Colin; van Oosterhout, Coline; Cerdena, Corazon; Bradshaw, Debbie; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios; Gauci, Dorothy; Fernando, Dulitha; Sygnowska, Elzbieta; Vartiainen, Erkki; Farzadfar, Farshad; Zajkas, Gabor; Swan, Gillian; Ma, Guansheng; Pekcan, Gulden; Ibrahim, Hajah Masni; Sinkko, Harri; Barbieri, Helene Enghardt; Sioen, Isabelle; Myhre, Jannicke; Gaspoz, Jean-Michel; Odenkirk, Jillian; Bundhamcharoen, Kanitta; Nelis, Keiu; Zarina, Khairul; Biro, Lajos; Johansson, Lars; Steingrimsdottir, Laufey; Riley, Leanne; Yap, Mabel; Inoue, Manami; Szabo, Maria; Ovaskainen, Marja-Leena; Lee, Meei-Shyuan; Chan, Mei Fen; Cowan, Melanie; Kandiah, Mirnalini; Kally, Ola; Jonsdottir, Olof; Palmer, Pam; Vollenweider, Peter; Orfanos, Philippos; Asciak, Renzo; Templeton, Robert; Don, Rokiah; Yaakub, Roseyati; Selamat, Rusidah; Yusof, Safiah; Al-Zenki, Sameer; Hung, Shu-Yi; Beer-Borst, Sigrid; Wu, Suh; Lukito, Widjaja; Hadden, Wilbur; Becker, Wulf; Cao, Xia; Ma, Yi; Lai, Yuen; Hjdaud, Zaiton; Ali, Jennifer; Gravel, Ron; Tao, Tina; Veerman, Jacob Lennert; Chiplonkar, Shashi; Arici, Mustafa; Ngoan, Le Tran; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes; Li, Yanping; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Barengo, Noel; Khadilkar, Anuradha; Ekbote, Veena; Mohammadifard, Noushin; Kovalskys, Irina; Laxmaiah, Avula; Rachakulla, Harikumar; Rajkumar, Hemalatha; Meshram, Indrapal; Avula, Laxmaiah; Arlappa, Nimmathota; Hemalatha, Rajkumar; lacoviello, Licia; Bonaccio, Marialaura; Costanzo, Simona; Martin-Prevel, Yves; Castetbon, Katia; Jitnarin, Nattinee; Hsieh, Yao-Te; Olivares, Sonia; Tejeda, Gabriela; Hadziomeragic, Aida; de Moura Souza, Amanda; Pan, Wen-Harn; Huybrechts, Inge; de Brauw, Alan; Moursi, Mourad; Maghroun, Maryam; Zeba, Augustin Nawidimbasba; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Keinan-Boker, Lital; Goldsmith, Rebecca; Shimony, Tal; Jordan, Irmgard; Mastiholi, Shivanand C.; Mwangi, Moses; Kombe, Yeri; Bukania, Zipporah; Alissa, Eman; Al-Daghri, Nasser; Sabico, Shaun; Gulliford, Martin; Diba, Tshilenge S.; Oh, Kyungwon; Kweon, Sanghui; Park, Sihyun; Cho, Yoonsu; Al-Hooti, Suad; Luangphaxay, Chanthaly; Douangvichit, Daovieng; Siengsounthone, Latsamy; Marques-Vidal, Pedro; Rybak, Constance; Luke, Amy; Piaseu, Noppawan; Rojroongwasinkul, Nipa; Sundram, Kalyana; Baykova, Donka; Abedi, Parvin; Sandjaja, Sandjaja; Fadzil, Fariza; Bukhary, Noriklil Bukhary Ismail; Bovet, Pascal; Chen, Yu; Sawada, Norie; Tsugane, Shoichiro; Rangelova, Lalka; Petrova, Stefka; Duleva, Vesselka; Lindroos, Anna Karin; Sipinen, Jessica Petrelius; Moraeus, Lotta; Bergman, Per; Siamusantu, Ward; Szponar, Lucjan; Chang, Hsing-Yi; Sekiyama, Makiko; Le Nguyen Bao, Khanh; Nagalla, Balakrishna; Polasa, Kalpagam; Boindala, Sesikeran; El Ati, Jalila; Silva, Ivonne Ramirez; Dommarco, Juan Rivera; Barquera, Simon; Rodríguez-Ramírez, Sonia; Illescas-Zarate, Daniel; Sanchez-Romero, Luz Maria; Ikeda, Nayu; Zaghloul, Sahar; Houshiar-rad, Anahita; Mohammadi-Nasrabadi, Fatemeh; Abdollahi, Morteza; Chuah, Khun-Aik; Mahdy, Zaleha Abdullah; Eldridge, Alison; Ding, Eric L.; Kruger, Herculina; Henjum, Sigrun; Fernandez, Anne; Suarez-Ortegon, Milton Fabian; Al-Hamad, Nawal; Janská, Veronika; Tayyem, Reema; Mirmiran, Parvin; Kelishadi, Roya; Lemming, Eva Warensjo; Richter, Almut; Mensink, Gert; Wieler, Lothar; Hoffman, Daniel; Salanave, Benoit; Kim, Cho-il; Kuriyan-Raj, Rebecca; Swaminathan, Sumathi; Garriguet, Didier; Dastgiri, Saeed; Vaask, Sirje; Karupaiah, Tilakavati; Zohoori, Fatemeh Vida; Esteghamati, Alireza; Hashemian, Maryam; Noshad, Sina; Mwaniki, Elizabeth; Yakes-Jimenez, Elizabeth; Chileshe, Justin; Mwanza, Sydney; Marques, Lydia Lera; Preston, Alan Martin; Aguero, Samuel Duran; Oleas, Mariana; Posada, Luz; Ochoa, Angelica; Shamsuddin, Khadijah; Shariff, Zalilah Mohd; Jan Bin Jan Mohamed, Hamid; Manan, Wan; Nicolau, Anca; Tudorie, Cornelia; Poh, Bee Koon; Abbott, Pamela; Pakseresht, Mohammadreza; Sharma, Sangita; Strand, Tor Arne; Alexy, Ute; Nöthlings, Ute; Carmikle, Jan; Brown, Ken; Koster, Jeremy; Waidyatilaka, Indu; Lanerolle, Pulani; Jayawardena, Ranil; Long, Julie M.; Hambidge, K. Michael; Krebs, Nancy F.; Haque, Aminul; Keding, Gudrun B.; Korkalo, Liisa; Erkkola, Maijaliisa; Freese, Riitta; Eleraky, Laila; Stuetz, Wolfgang; Thorsdottir, Inga; Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjorg; Serra-Majem, Lluis; Moy, Foong Ming; Anderson, Simon; Jeewon, Rajesh; Zugravu, Corina Aurelia; Adair, Linda; Ng, Shu Wen; Skeaff, Sheila; Marchioni, Dirce; Fisberg, Regina; Henry, Carol; Ersino, Getahun; Zello, Gordon; Meyer, Alexa; Elmadfa, Ibrahim; Mitchell, Claudette; Balfour, David; Geleijnse, Johanna M.; Manary, Mark; El-kour, Tatyana; Nikiema, Laetitia; Mirzaei, Masoud; Hakeem, Rubina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The global burden of diet-attributable type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not well established. This risk assessment model estimated T2D incidence among adults attributable to direct and body weight-mediated effects of 11 dietary ...
    • Infant iodine status and associations with maternal iodine nutrition, breastfeeding status and thyroid function 

      Næss, Synnøve; Aakre, Inger; Strand, Tor Arne; Dahl, Lisbeth; Kjellevold, Marian; Stokland, Ann-Elin Meling; Nedrebø, Bjørn Gunnar; Markhus, Maria Wik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Adequate iodine nutrition during infancy is required for normal thyroid function and, subsequently, brain development. However, data on infant iodine status in the first year of life are scarce. This study aimed to describe ...
    • Iodine Nutrition and Iodine Supplement Initiation in Association with Thyroid Function in Mildly-to-Moderately Iodine-Deficient Pregnant and Postpartum Women 

      Næss, Synnøve; Markhus, Maria Wik; Strand, Tor Arne; Kjellevold, Marian; Dahl, Lisbeth; Stokland, Ann-Elin Meling; Nedrebø, Bjørn Gunnar; Aakre, Inger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Whereas the adverse effects of severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy are well documented, the effects of mild-to-moderate deficiency are not well established. Objectives: We aimed to explore whether ...
    • Iodine Nutrition in Children ≤2 years of Age in Norway 

      Aarsland, Tonje Eiane; Solvik, Beate Stokke; Bakken, Kjersti Sletten; Næss, Synnøve; Kaldenbach, Siri; Holten-Andersen, Mads Nikolaj; Nermo, Kristina Randjelovic; Fauskerud, Ingunn T.; Østvedt, Thobias Hans; Lohne, Solfrid; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background As a component of the thyroid hormones (THs), iodine is vital for normal neurodevelopment during early life. However, both deficient and excess iodine may affect TH production, and data on iodine status in ...
    • Letter to the Editor 

      Rognstad, Øyvind Bakken; Kaldenbach, Siri; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article, 2022)
    • Milk-cereal mix supplementation during infancy and impact on neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 and 24 months of age: A randomized controlled trial in India 

      Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Taneja, Sunita; Strand, Tor Arne; Hysing, Mari; Koshy, Beena; Bhandari, Nita; Bahl, Rajiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Inadequate protein intake and lack of micronutrients may affect neurodevelopment in infants. This randomised controlled trial was conducted to measure the effect of two milk–cereal mixes with modest and high amounts of ...
    • The predictive validity of Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III at 2 years for later general abilities: Findings from a rural, disadvantaged cohort in Pakistan 

      Rasheed, Muneera Abdul; Kvestad, Ingrid; Shaheen, Fariha; Memon, Uzma; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Using data from a rural cohort in Pakistan (N = 1298), the study examined the predictive validity of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID) 3rd edition on later tests of general abilities. The BSID III ...
    • Prevalence of anemia, iron-deficiency anemia, and associated factors among children aged 1–5 years in the rural, malaria-endemic setting of popokabaka, democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional study 

      Mbunga, Branly Kilola; Mapatano, Mala Ali; Strand, Tor Arne; Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven; Akilimali, Pierre Zalagile; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Iron deficiency (ID), the leading cause of anemia and the most common nutritional deficiency globally, is not well reported among children in malaria-endemic settings, and little is known about its contribution to anemia ...
    • The reliability and predictive ability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal 

      Kvestad, Ingrid; Silpakar, Jaya S.; Hysing, Mari; Ranjitkar, Suman; Strand, Tor Arne; Schwinger, Catherine; Shrestha, Merina; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak Chandyo, Manjeswori (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Aim: In a Nepalese setting, to measure the reliability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) and its ability to predict development scores at 6 months. Methods: Nepalese infants (n = 705) were assessed by the TIMP ...
    • Sleep and energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents – a cross-sectional study 

      Kaldenbach, Siri; Leonhardt, Marja; Lien, Lars; Bjertnæs, Asborg Sine Aanstad; Strand, Tor Arne; Holten-Andersen, Mads Nikolaj (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Adolescents are recommended to get 8–10 h of sleep at night, yet more than 80% fail to obtain this goal. Energy drink (ED) consumption has been linked to later bedtime in adolescents. Therefore, we aimed to ...
    • Social determinants and changes in energy drink consumption among adolescents in Norway, 2017-2019: a cross-sectional study 

      Kaldenbach, Siri; Strand, Tor Arne; Solvik, Beate Stokke; Holten-Andersen, Mads Nikolaj (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives: To describe the social determinants and development in energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Design: Cross-sectional, online, annual, nationwide surveys (Ungdata). ...
    • The stability of the Bayley scales in early childhood and its relationship with future intellectual abilities in a low to middle income country 

      Kvestad, Ingrid; Hysing, Mari; Ranjitkar, Suman; Shrestha, Merina; Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development is widely used worldwide. The objective of the current study was to measure the stability of the Bayley Scales during early childhood and its relationship with ...