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Kathryn Dewey

Academic Title: Emeritus Professor

Name: Kathryn Dewey

 

Department: Department of Nutrition

Department Website: https://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/people

Institution: University of California, Davis

 

Address: 1 Shields Ave
Davis, California 95616

 

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Expertise: Dr. Dewey's research area is community and international nutrition, with an emphasis on maternal and child nutrition. Current topics of investigation include:

Interventions to prevent malnutrition in developing countries (such as the use of lipid-based nutrient supplements), particularly among children under two and pregnant and lactating women
Iron status of infants and young children
Cross-cultural comparison of early lactation success and risk factors for breastfeeding difficulties
Influence of infant feeding practices on infant intake, growth and fatness, and subsequent risk of child overweight

 

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