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Research project

UK/India/Africa Network for Adolescent Nutrition

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

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
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
Age and gender influence healthy eating and physical activity behaviours in South African adolescents and their caregivers: Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition Initiative (TALENT).
Stephanie V. Wrottesley, Edna N. Bosire, Gudani Mukoma, Molebageng Mothathedi, Gugulethu Mabena, Mary Barker, Polly Langdon, Caroline Fall & Shane A. Norris, 2019, Public Health Nutrition, 1-20
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980019002829
Type: article
A review of adolescent nutrition in South Africa
Stephanie V. Wrottesley, Titilola M. Pedro, Caroline H. Fall & Shane A. Norris, 2019, South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1-40
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2019.1607481
Type: review