Research Areas

Nutrition, non communicable diseases, metabolic syndrome, malnutrition, obesity, overweight, dietary intake assessment, wellness ,

Publications

• Journal Article
  Ordiz, M. I., Janssen, S., Humphrey, G., Ackermann, G., Stephenson, K., Agapova, S., ... & Manary, M. J. (2020). The effect of legume supplementation on the gut microbiota in rural Malawian infants aged 6 to 12 months. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 111(4), 884-892. (2020)
  https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa011

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• Journal Article
  Kaimila, Y., Divala, O., Agapova, S. E., Stephenson, K. B., Thakwalakwa, C., Trehan, I., ... & Maleta, K. M. (2019). Consumption of animal-source protein is associated with improved height-for-age z scores in rural Malawian children aged 12–36 months. Nutrients, 11(2), 480. (2019)
  https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020480

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• Journal Article
  Kaimila, Y., Pitman, R. T., Divala, O., Hendrixson, D. T., Stephenson, K. B., Agapova, S., ... & Manary, M. J. (2019). Development of acute malnutrition despite nutritional supplementation in Malawi. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 68(5), 734-737. (2019)
  https://journals.lww.com/jpgn/Fulltext/2019/05000/Development_of_Acute_Malnutrition_Despite.26.aspx

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• Journal Article
  Kaimila, Y., Pitman, R. T., Divala, O., Hendrixson, D. T., Stephenson, K. B., Agapova, S., ... & Manary, M. J. (2019). Development of acute malnutrition despite nutritional supplementation in Malawi. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 68(5), 734-737. (2019)
  https://journals.lww.com/jpgn/Fulltext/2019/05000/Development_of_Acute_Malnutrition_Despite.26.aspx

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• Journal Article
  Ordiz, M. I., Wold, K., Kaimila, Y., Divala, O., Gilstrap, M., Lu, H. Z., & Manary, M. J. (2018). Detection and interpretation of fecal host mRNA in rural Malawian infants aged 6–12 months at risk for environmental enteric dysfunction. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 243(12), 985-989. (2019)
  https://doi.org/10.1177/1535370218794418

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• Journal Article
  Agapova, S. E., Stephenson, K. B., Divala, O., Kaimila, Y., Maleta, K. M., Thakwalakwa, C., ... & Manary, M. J. (2018). Additional common bean in the diet of Malawian children does not affect linear growth, but reduces intestinal permeability. The Journal of nutrition, 148(2), 267-274. (2018)
  https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxx013

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• Journal Article
  Kumwenda, G., Chipungu, G., Sloan, D., Kaimila, Y., Chiumya, K., & Pangani, H. (2018). The occurrence and frequency of genomic mutations that mediate Isoniazid and Rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from untreated pulmonary Tuberculosis cases in urban Blantyre, Malawi. Malawi Medical Journal, 30(1), 1-5. (2018)
  https://www.ajol.info/index.php/mmj/article/view/168840

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• Journal Article
  Kumwenda, G., Chipungu, G., Sloan, D., Kaimila, Y., Chiumya, K., & Pangani, H. (2018). The occurrence and frequency of genomic mutations that mediate Isoniazid and Rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from untreated pulmonary Tuberculosis cases in urban Blantyre, Malawi. Malawi Medical Journal, 30(1), 1-5. (2018)
  https://www.ajol.info/index.php/mmj/article/view/168840

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• Journal Article
  Stephenson, K. B., Agapova, S. E., Divala, O., Kaimila, Y., Maleta, K. M., Thakwalakwa, C., ... & Manary, M. J. (2017). Complementary feeding with cowpea reduces growth faltering in rural Malawian infants: a blind, randomized controlled clinical trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 106(6), 1500-1507. (2017)
  https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.117.160986

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• Journal Article
  Maleta, K. M., & Kaimila, Y. (2015). Impact of Interventions to Improve Prenatal Nutrition in Developing Countries on Maternal Health: Obstetric Outcomes and Fetal Health. Current Nutrition Reports, 4, 273-277. (2015)
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13668-015-0132-8

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