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Melissa Chapnick
Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
Publications - 17
Citations - 341
Melissa Chapnick is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Biology. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 11 publications receiving 197 citations. Previous affiliations of Melissa Chapnick include Saint Louis University & Emory University.
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Eggs in Early Complementary Feeding and Child Growth: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Lora Iannotti,Chessa K. Lutter,Christine P. Stewart,Carlos Andres Gallegos Riofrío,Carla Malo,Gregory Reinhart,Ana Palacios,Celia Karp,Melissa Chapnick,Katherine Cox,William F. Waters +10 more
TL;DR: It is shown that when offered early in complementary feeding, the food-based intervention of eggs produced a large effect size on child growth, supporting the hypothesis that early introduction of eggs significantly improved growth in young children.
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Eggs early in complementary feeding increase choline pathway biomarkers and DHA: a randomized controlled trial in Ecuador
Lora Iannotti,Chessa K. Lutter,Chessa K. Lutter,William F. Waters,Carlos Andres Gallegos Riofrío,Carla Malo,Gregory Reinhart,Ana M. Palacios,Celia Karp,Melissa Chapnick,Katherine Cox,Santiago Aguirre,Luis Narvaez,Fernando López,Rohini Sidhu,Pamela Kell,Xuntian Jiang,Hideji Fujiwara,Daniel S. Ory,Rebecca R Young,Christine P. Stewart +20 more
TL;DR: It is shown that an egg intervention improved linear growth by a length-for-age z score of 0.63 and supported the hypothesis that early introduction of eggs significantly improved choline and other markers in its methyl group metabolism pathway.
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Healthy Options in Food Pantries—A Qualitative Analysis of Factors Affecting the Provision of Healthy Food Items in St. Louis, Missouri
TL;DR: The results of this study will inform interventions aimed at improving the delivery of healthy food options to food pantry clients.
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Egg intervention effect on linear growth no longer present after two years
Lora Iannotti,Melissa Chapnick,Jennifer L. Nicholas,Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrío,Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrío,Patricia I. Moreno,Katherine Douglas,David V. Habif,Yuhan Cui,Christine P. Stewart,Chessa K. Lutter,Chessa K. Lutter,William F. Waters +12 more
TL;DR: Regression modelling showed no difference between egg and control groups for the HAZ outcome and other anthropometric outcomes, and significant declines in HAZ from endline Lulun Project in the egg intervention are compared with control groups.
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Grandi Byen—supporting child growth and development through integrated, responsive parenting, nutrition and hygiene: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Patricia L. Kohl,Emmanuel A. Gyimah,Jenna Diaz,Frieda M. Kuhlmann,Sherlie Jean Louis Dulience,Fithi Embaye,Derek S. Brown,Shenyang Guo,Joan L. Luby,Jennifer L. Nicholas,Jay R. Turner,Melissa Chapnick,Joseline Marhone Pierre,Jacques Boncy,Rony St. Fleur,Maureen M. Black,Lora Iannotti +16 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a three-arm longitudinal randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the impact of an integrated nutrition, responsive parenting, and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) intervention on holistic child growth and development.