Christine P. Stewart

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

3253B Meyer

(530) 752-1992

cpstewart@ucdavis.edu

Email

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 interests focus on the long-term effects of malnutrition during pregnancy and early childhood in developing country populations. Her two primary interests are: 1) The association between micronutrient nutrition during pregnancy on child growth and early risk factors for chronic disease; 2) Patterns of growth in infancy and childhood that are associated with chronic disease risk in populations in developing countries or those undergoing the nutrition transition.

Publications

  • Christian P, Stewart CP, LeClerq SC, Wu L, Katz J, West KP, Jr., Khatry SK.  Antenatal and postnatal iron supplementation reduces childhood mortality in rural Nepal. A prospective follow-up in a community-based controlled randomized trial. American Journal of Epidemiology 2009; (accepted)
  • 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. Journal of Nutrition 2009; 139 (8): (in press)
  • Stewart CP, Christian P, LeClerq SC, West KP, Jr., Khatry SK. Antenatal supplementation with folic acid-iron-zinc improves linear growth and reduces adiposity in school-aged children in rural Nepal.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009; 90: 132-140.
  • Stewart CP. The role of micronutrients in the developmental origins of health and disease. Sight and Life Magazine 2009; 1: 16-25.
  • 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.  Journal of Maternal and Child Nutrition 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 and Nutrition Bulletin 2005; 26:59-108. *Published under maiden name.