Ricardo Uauy PhD MD
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Professor Ricardo Uauy is Professor of Public Health Nutrition since 2002 at the end of his 8-year tenure as Director of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), Chile. His early career was in paediatrics and neonatology, he is certified in both by the respective Boards in the USA.Later he studied nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, and international nutrition, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he gained his PhD. From 2006 -10 he was the President of the International Union of Nutrition Sciences. His research interests include essential fatty acid metabolism, obesity prevention with a life-course perspective , and nutritional needs of older people.
Affiliation
Teaching
MSc Public Health Nutrition
Research
He is one of the most distinguished scientists in international nutrition today and brings to the School exceptional strengths in leadership and nutrition research. Professor Uauy's influence is substantial and he is a highly respected advisor to the UN, WHO and FAO. His expertise is wide-ranging and includes basic nutritional science, applied biomedical research, and population-based intervention programmes. His areas of interest span the age spectrum from infants to the elderly, and the social spectrum from poverty to affluence. He was honoured with the Presidential Award (Chile) in Science for his research into the effects of essential fatty acids on gene expression during retinal and brain development in 1997. He received the E.V. McCollum Award from the American Society of Nutritional Sciences USA in 2000 and was elected Member of the Chilean Academy of Medicine in 2001. He received the A. Horwitz award from PAHO/WHO in 2005 for leadership in Public Health in the Americas and in 2006 the American Society fpr Nutrition Kellog's award for International Nutrition. He is the President of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences IUNS 2006-10. He has edited/co-edited 8 books and published over 300 original scientific publications.
Research areas
- Ageing
- Child health
- Chronic diseases
- Malnutrition
Disciplines
- Biochemistry
- Nutrition
Other interests
- Population Based Interventions
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Selected publications
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Effect of a nutrition supplement and physical activity program on pneumonia and walking capacity in chilean older people: a factorial cluster randomized trial.
Dangour, A.D. ; Albala, C. ; Allen, E. ; Grundy, E. ; Walker, D.G. ; Aedo, C. ; Sanchez, H. ; Fletcher, O. ; Elbourne, D. ; Uauy, R. ;
PLoS Med, 2011; 8(4):e1001023
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How can the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis contribute to improving health in developing countries?
Uauy, R. ; Kain, J. ; Corvalan, C. ;
Am J Clin Nutr, 2011;
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Effect of 2-y n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on cognitive function in older people: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.
Dangour, A.D.; Allen, E.; Elbourne, D.; Fasey, N.; Fletcher, A.E.; Hardy, P.; Holder, G.E.; Knight, R.; Letley, L.; Richards, M.; Uauy, R.;
Am J Clin Nutr, 2010; 91(6):1725-32
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Conference on "Multidisciplinary approaches to nutritional problems". Rank Prize Lecture. Global nutrition challenges for optimal health and well-being.
Uauy, R.; Corvalan, C.; Dangour, A.D.;
Proc Nutr Soc, 2009; 68(1):34-42
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Accelerated Growth in Early Life and Obesity in Preschool Chilean Children
Kain, J.; Corvalan, C.; Lera, L.; Galvan, M.; Uauy, R.
Obesity, 2009; 17(8):1603-1608
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Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress?
Morris, S.S.; Cogill, B.; Uauy, R.; for the Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group( inc Kirkwood, B.R.)
Lancet, 2008; 371(9612):608-21
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Nutrition, child growth, and chronic disease prevention
Uauy, R.; Kain, J.; Mericq, V.; Rojas, J.; Corvalan, C.
Annals of Medicine, 2008; 40(1):11-20
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Energy and health 5 - Food, livestock production, energy, climate change, and health
McMichael, A.J.; Powles, J.W.; Butler, C.D.; Uauy, R.
Lancet, 2007; 370(9594):1253-1263
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