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Christine P. Stewart

Christine P. Stewart

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition
  • Assistant Nutritionist in Agricultural Experiment Station

3253B Meyer

(530) 752-6697

cpstewart@ucdavis.edu

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Education

  • Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
  • M.P.H., Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • B.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Research Interests

Dr. Stewart’s research is related to maternal and child nutrition in low income communities, primarily in developing country settings. Her focus is on both the immediate and long-term effects of poor nutrition during pregnancy and early childhood on birth outcomes, infant and child survival, child growth, and risk of chronic disease in later life.

Selected Publications

  • Stewart CP, Christian P, Katz J, Schulze KJ, Wu LSF, LeClerq SC, Shakya TR, Khatry SK, West KP, Jr. Maternal supplementation with vitamin A or β-carotene and cardiovascular risk among pre-adolescent children in rural Nepal.  J DOHaD 2010; 1(4): 262-270.
  • Stewart CP, Christian P, Schulze KJ, Shah US, Subedi G, LeClerq SC, Khatry SK. Size at birth is associated with blood pressure but not insulin resistance in 6-8 year old children in rural Nepal. J DOHaD 2010; 1(2): 114-122.
  • Christian P, Stewart CP. Maternal micronutrient deficiency, fetal development, and the risk of chronic disease. J Nutr 2010; 140: 437–445.
  • Christian P, Stewart CP, LeClerq SC, Wu L, Katz J, West KP, Jr., Khatry SK.  Antenatal and postnatal iron supplementation and childhood mortality in rural Nepal. A prospective follow-up in a randomized, controlled community trial. Am J Epid 2009; 170(9): 1127-36.
  • Palmer AC, Stewart CP. Micronutrients, Health and Development: Evidence-based programs: A report of the 2nd International Meeting of the Micronutrient Forum. Sight and Life Magazine 2009; 3 (Supplement): 3-82.
  • Palmer AC, Stewart CP. Micronutrients, Health and Development: Evidence-based programs: Executive Summary. Sight and Life Magazine; 2009; 2: 25-33.
  • Stewart CP. The role of micronutrients in the developmental origins of health and disease. Sight and Life Magazine 2009; 1: 16-25.
  • Stewart CP, Christian P, Schulze KJ, LeClerq SC, West KP, Jr., Khatry SK. Antenatal micronutrient supplementation reduces metabolic syndrome in 6-8 year old children in rural Nepal. J Nutr 2009; 139 (8): 1575-1581.
  • Stewart CP, Christian P, LeClerq SC, West KP, Jr., Khatry SK. Antenatal supplementation with folic acid-iron-zinc improves linear growth and reduces peripheral adiposity in school-aged children in rural Nepal.  Am J Clin Nutr 2009; 90: 132-140.
  • Stewart CP, Katz J, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Shrestha SR, West KP, Jr., and Christian P. Preterm delivery but not intrauterine growth retardation is associated with young maternal age among primiparas in rural Nepal.  J Matern Child Nutr 2007; 3: 174-185.
  • Mason J, Bailes A, Beda-Andourou M, Copeland N, Curtis T, Deitchler M, Foster L, Hensley M, Horjus P, Johnson C*, Lloren T, Mendez A, Munoz M, Rivers J, Vance G. Recent trends in malnutrition in developing regions: vitamin A deficiency, anemia, iodine deficiency, and child underweight. Food Nutr Bull 2005; 26:59-108. *Published under maiden name.