Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Author "Chowdhury, Ranadip"
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Association of Plasma Total Cysteine and Anthropometric Status in 6–30 Months Old Indian Children
Schwinger, Catherine; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sharma, Shakun; Bhandari, Nita; Taneja, Sunita; Ueland, Per Magne; Strand, Tor A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)High-quality protein has been associated with child growth; however, the role of the amino acid cysteine remains unclear. The aim was to measure the extent to which plasma total cysteine (tCys) concentration is associated ... -
Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Sankar, Mari Jeeva; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Rollins, Nigel; Bahl, Rajiv; Martines, Jose Carlos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-04)Aim. To evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on long-term (breast carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus) and short-term (lactational amenorrhoea, postpartum depression, postpartum weight ... -
Cognitive and motor outcomes in children born low birth weight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from South Asia
Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Naik, Gitismita; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-29)Background South Asia contributes substantially to global low birth weight population (i.e. those with birth weight < 2500 g). Synthesized evidence is lacking on magnitude of cognitive and motor deficits in low birth weight ... -
Daily Folic Acid and/or Vitamin B12 Supplementation Between 6 and 30 Months of Age and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers After 6–7 Years: A Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Manapurath, Rukman; Strand, Tor Arne; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Kvestad, Ingrid; Yajnik, Chittaranjan S.; Bhandari, Nita; Taneja, Sunita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Deficiencies of vitamin B12 and folate are associated with elevated concentrations of metabolic markers related to CVDs. Objectives We investigated the effect of supplementation of vitamin B12 with or ... -
Diagnostic measures for severe acute malnutrition in Indian infants under 6 months of age: a secondary data analysis
Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sanger, Nitika; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Taneja, Sunita; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bhandari, Nita; Bahl, Rajiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Weight for length z-score (WLZ) < − 3 is currently used to define severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among infants. However, this approach has important limitations for infants younger than 6 months of age as WLZ ... -
Enteral Calcium or Phosphorus Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Kumar, Mohan; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)OBJECTIVES To assess effects of calcium or phosphorous supplementation compared with no supplementation in human milk-fed preterm or low birth weight infants. METHODS Data sources include Cochrane Central Register of ... -
Enteral Iron Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Manapurath, Rukman M.; Gadapani Pathak, Barsha; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumdar, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Chowdhury, Ranadip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Iron is needed for growth and development of infants globally, but preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants are at risk for severe iron deficiencies. To assess the effect of enteral iron ... -
Enteral Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Kumar, Mohan; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Edmond, Karen; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhandari, Nita; Ramakrishnan, Usha; Rivera, Juan A.; Tandon, Sonia; Duggan, Christopher P.; Liu, Enju; Fawzi, Wafaie; Manji, Karim; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)OBJECTIVES To assess effects of supplementation with 3 or more micronutrients (multiple micronutrients; MMN) compared to no MMN in human milk-fed preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. RESULTS Data on a subgroup ... -
Enteral Vitamin D Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Kumar, Mohan; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Chowdhury, Ranadip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants have low vitamin D stores. The objective of this study was to assess effects of enteral vitamin D supplementation compared with no vitamin D ... -
Enteral Zinc Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Sinha, Bireshwar; Dudeja, Nonita; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Rongsen-Chandola, Temsunaro; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Evidence on the effect of zinc supplementation on health outcomes in preterm or low birth weight (LBW) infants is unclear. We estimated the effect of enteral zinc versus no zinc supplementation ... -
Folate Status as a Nutritional Indicator among People with Substance Use Disorder; A Prospective Cohort Study in Norway
Mitra, Bemanian; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Aas, Christer Frode; Gjestad, Rolf; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Substance use disorder (SUD) is associated with poor nutrition. Vitamin B9, or folate, is an important micronutrient for health. The aim of this prospective longitudinal cohort study was to assess serum folate levels among ... -
Interventions to improve breastfeeding outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sinha, Bireshwar; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sankar, Mari Jeeva; Martines, Jose Carlos; Taneja, Sunita; Mazumder, Sarmila; Rollins, Nigel; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhandari, Nita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-04)Aim. To provide comprehensive evidence of the effect of interventions on early initiation, exclusive, continued and any breastfeeding rates when delivered in five settings: (i) Health systems and services (ii) Home and ... -
Optimal breastfeeding practices and infant and child mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sankar, Mari Jeeva; Sinha, Bireshwar; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Bhandari, Nita; Taneja, Sunita; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bahl, Rajiv (Journal article, 2015-07-31)Aim: To synthesise the evidence for effects of optimal breastfeeding on all-cause and infection-related mortality in infants and children aged 0–23 months. Methods: We conducted a systematic review to compare the effect ... -
Vitamin B12 Levels, Substance Use Patterns and Clinical Characteristics among People with Severe Substance Use Disorders: A Cohort Study from Western Norway
Madebo, Tesfaye; Mitra, Bemanian; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Aas, Christer Frode; Druckrey-Fiskaaen, Karl Trygve; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)People with severe substance use disorder (SUD) have a higher burden of micronutrient deficiency compared with the general population. The aim of this study was to investigate vitamin B12 status and risk factors of deficiency ... -
Vitamin D status and associations with substance use patterns among people with severe substance use disorders in Western Norway
Mitra, Bemanian; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Stokke, Krister; Aas, Christer Frode; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Chronic and harmful substance use is associated with a cluster of harms to health, including micronutrient deficiencies. Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D is important for musculoskeletal and other aspects of health. ... -
Vitamin D status and child health, growth, and neurodevelopment
Chowdhury, Ranadip (Doctoral thesis, 2020-08-12)Background: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most commonly under diagnosed micronutrient deficiencies in the world. Both animal and human studies suggest that vitamin D plays an important role in innate and adaptive ... -
Vitamin-D status and neurodevelopment and growth in young north Indian children: a secondary data analysis
Chowdhury, Ranadip; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Kvestad, Ingrid; Strand, Tor A; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-18)Background: Vitamin-D deficiency has been linked with impaired development in animal studies; however, the evidence from human studies is scanty. Evidence as to whether vitamin-D deficiency during early childhood affects ...