Research Profile
Research Interests:
Dr. Dewey's research area is community and international nutrition, with an emphasis on maternal and child nutrition. Current topics of investigation include: a) the impact of maternal nutrition and exercise on lactation, b) growth and nutritional status of breastfed infants, c) complementary feeding of breastfed infants, d) the impact of lactation on maternal body composition, nutritional status, and the duration of postpartum amenorrhea, e) risk factors for insufficient breast milk production, f) determinants of infant feeding practices, g) factors related to growth faltering of infants and children in developing countries, h) the impact of coffee intake on iron status of women and children, and i) national and international policies related to growth monitoring and breastfeeding promotion.
Recent Publications:
Domellof M, Lonnerdal B, Dewey KG, Cohen RJ, Hernell O. Iron, zinc, and copper concentrations in breast milk are independent of maternal mineral status. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;79(1):111-5.
Ma G, Yao M, Liu Y, Lin A, Zou H, Urlando A, Wong WW, Nommsen-Rivers L, Dewey KG. Validation of a new pediatric air-displacement plethysmograph for assessing body composition in infants. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;79(4):653-60.
Dewey KG, Cohen RJ, Nommsen-Rivers LA, Heinig MJ. Implementation of the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study in the United States. Food Nutr Bull. 2004;25(1):S84-9.
Dewey KG, Cohen RJ, Brown KH. Exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months, with iron supplementation, maintains adequate micronutrient status among term, low-birthweight, breast-fed infants in Honduras. J Nutr. 2004;134(5):1091-8.
Metallinos-Katsaras E, Valassi-Adam E, Dewey KG, Lonnerdal B, Stamoulakatou A, Pollitt E. Effect of iron supplementation on cognition in Greek preschoolers. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 Jun 30.
