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

A scoping review of literature describing the nutritional status and diets of adolescents in Côte d’Ivoire

Julie Jesson,

Egnon Kouakou,

Kalyanaraman Kumaran,

Laurence Adonis,

Stephanie V. Wrottesley,

Valeriane Leroy,

& Caroline Fall

, 2020 , Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020002621

Type: article

What shapes adolescents' diet and physical activity habits in rural Konkan, India? Adolescents' and caregivers' perspectives

Ulka Banavali,

Suvarna Patil,

Rupali Chavan,

Swati Sonawane,

Charudatta V. Joglekar,

Caroline Fall,

Susan Weller,

Sarah Kehoe,

Mary Barker,

Polly Hardy-Johnson,

, 2020 , Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020001731

Type: article

How do we improve adolescent diet and physical activity in India and sub-Saharan Africa? Findings from the Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition (TALENT) consortium

M.E. Barker,

P. Hardy-Johnson,

S. Weller,

A. Haileamalak,

L. Jarju,

J. Jesson,

G. V. Krishnaveni,

K. Kumaran,

V. Leroy,

S.E. Moore,

S.A. Norris,

S. Patil,

S.A. Sahariah,

K. Ward,

C.S. Yajnik,

C.H.D Fall,

, 2020 , Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020002244

Type: article

Adolescent diet and physical activity in the context of economic, social and nutrition transition in rural Maharashtra, India: a qualitative study

Kejal Joshi Reddy,

Veena Kamble,

Pooja Kunte,

Polly Hardy-Johnson,

Caroline Fall,

Mary Barker,

Susie Weller,

Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,

& Sarah Kehoe

, 2020 , Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020002220

Type: article

‘I should be disease free, healthy and be happy in whatever I do’: a cross-country analysis of drivers of adolescent diet and physical activity in different low- and middle-income contexts

Susie Weller,

Polly Hardy-Johnson,

Sofia Strommer,

Caroline Fall,

Ulka Banavali,

Harsha Chopra,

Ramatoulie E. Janha,

Shama Joseph,

Kejal Joshi Reddy,

Mubarek Abera Mengistie,

Stephanie V. Wrottesley,

Egnon Kouakou,

& Mary Barker

, 2020 , Public Health Nutrition , 0 , 1--11

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020001810

Type: article