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Program in
International and Community Nutrition
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Research
Current research interests of
PICN faculty members are:
Maternal
and child nutrition
- Determinants of infant
feeding practices
- Impact of infant
feeding practices on children's energy and
nutrient
intakes, morbidity from infections, and growth
- Determinants of
lactation performance and composition of human
milk
- Impact of lactation on
maternal nutritional status
- Development and
promotion of enhanced complementary feeding of
breastfed infants
- Nutrition and
behavioral development and school performance
- Nutrition of women of
reproductive age
Micronutrients
- Micronutrient
deficiencies
- Novel techniques to
assess micronutrient status
- Bioavailability of
vitamins and minerals from mixed diets
- Metabolic interactions
among nutrients
- Interventions to
improve micronutrient status
- Effect of infection on
micronutrient metabolism
Determinants
of food intake
- Socio-cultural,
economic, geographic, historical, and other
factors
affecting food choices and dietary intake
- Dietary and other
biological factors influencing appetite and
energy
intake
Nutrition
and infection
- Relationships among
feeding practices, nutritional status, and
risk
of infection
- Nutritional impact of
infections
- Dietary management of
infections
- Effect of intestinal
parasites on nutrition and behavior
Nutritional
assessment
- Development of novel
techniques to assess body composition and
status
of specific micronutrients, such as vitamin A, iron, and zinc
Food and
nutrition programs and policy
- Evaluation of
nutrition intervention programs (e.g., promotion
of exclusive breast feeding, promotion of improved complementary
feeding, growth monitoring, school feeding, etc.)
- Impact of community
infrastructure and services on childhood
malnutrition
- Impact of agricultural
and economic development on human
nutrition
- Comparative analyses
of national nutrition policies
The PIN enjoys collaborative
linkages with a number of research and
training programs in developing countries, and facilitates
inter-institutional exchange of faculty members and students. UC Davis
professors currently participate in field projects in each of the major
regions of the developing world --
Latin America, Asia, and Africa -- and provide technical assistance to
international
public health and welfare agencies such as the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank, and the United States
Agency for International
Development.
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