Research project

UK/India/Africa Network for Adolescent Nutrition

Lead researcher:

Professor Cyrus Cooper
Research funder:

Medical Research Council
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Cyrus Cooper

Prof Rheumatology Clinical Epidemiology

Research interests

Key research contributions have been:
discovery of the developmental influences which contribute to the risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture in late adulthood
demonstration that maternal vitamin D insufficiency is associated with sub-optimal bone mineral accrual in childhood

Connect with Cyrus

Email: cc@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Research outputs

Maternal B12, folate and homocysteine concentrations and offspring cortisol and cardiovascular responses to stress

G.V. Krishnaveni,

S.R. Veena,

Matthew James Johnson,

Kalyanaraman Kumaran,

A. Jones,

D.S. Bhat,

Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,

& Caroline Fall

, 2020 , Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism , 105 (7) , e2591–e2599

DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgz114

Type: article

Conflicts between adolescents and their caregivers living in slums of Mumbai, India in relation to junk food consumption and physical activity

Harsha Vipin Chopra,

Meera Jayant Gandhi,

Sirazul Ameen Sahariah,

Susie Weller,

Ramesh Dattatray Potdar,

Mary Barker,

Sarah Kehoe,

Caroline Fall,

Polly Hardy-Johnson,

Kalyanaraman Kumaran,

& Kathryn Ward

, 2020 , Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020001640

Type: article

Behaviour change interventions: getting in touch with individual differences, values and emotions

Sofia Strommer,

Wendy Lawrence,

Sarah Shaw,

Sara Correia Simao,

Sarah Jenner,

Millie Barrett,

Christina Vogel,

Polly Hardy-Johnson,

David Farrell,

Kathryn Woods-Townsend,

Janis Baird,

Leanne Morrison,

Deborah M. Sloboda,

Hazel Inskip,

& Mary Barker

, 2020 , Journal of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease , 11 (6) , 589--598

DOI: 10.1017/S2040174420000604

Type: review

Double-duty solutions for optimising maternal and child nutrition in urban South Africa: a qualitative study

Agnes Erzse,

Susan Goldstein,

Shane A. Norris,

Daniella Watson,

Sarah Kehoe,

Mary Barker,

Emmanuel Cohen,

Karen J. Hofman,

, 2020 , Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020002426

Type: article

Exploring influences on adolescent diet and physical activity in rural Gambia, West Africa; food insecurity, culture and the natural environment

Ramatoulie E. Janha,

Polly Hardy-Johnson,

Sarah Kehoe,

Michael B. Mendy,

Isatou Camara,

Landing M. Jarjou,

Kathryn Ward,

Sophie E. Moore,

Caroline Fall,

Mary Barker,

& Susan Weller

, 2020 , Public Health Nutrition , 1--11

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020002669

Type: article