Sun Eun Lee

TL;DR: It is estimated that childhood undernutrition may have its origins in the foetal period, suggesting a need to intervene early, ideally during pregnancy, with interventions known to reduce FGR and preterm birth.

TL;DR: Imbalanced macronutrients, inadequate micronutrient intakes and predominantly plant-based diets were common features of the diet of pregnant women in developing countries, and cohesive public health efforts involving improving access to nutrient-rich local foods, micronsutrient supplementation and fortification are needed.

TL;DR: A vast plasma proteome within a free-living population of children that comprise functional biomarkers of homeostatic and induced host defense, nutrient metabolism and tissue repair is revealed, representing a set of plasma proteins that may be used to assess dynamics and extent of inflammation for future clinical and public health application.

TL;DR: Plasma proteomics can provide candidate proteins that reflect biological associations with child cognition, and Nutritional status sensitive proteins were associated with increased intelligence test scores and inflammation was associated with decreased test scores.

TL;DR: In this undernourished population of children in South Asia, quantitative proteomics identified a large plasma α-tocopherolome from which 6 proteins predicted the prevalence of vitamin E deficiency, illustrating that protein biomarkers, once absolutely quantified, can potentially predict micronutrient deficiencies in populations.