Dr Jeannine Baumgartner Academics Senior Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences Contact details jeannine.baumgartner@kcl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7848 4318 Jeannine Baumgartner
Iron absorption and loss, and efficacy of iron supplementation with and without prebiotics in children with virally suppressed HIV: three prospective studies in South Africa Iron status at early pregnancy is associated with infectious respiratory and gastric illness in women receiving routine iron supplementation: the NuPED prospective cohort Major depressive disorder in children and adolescents is associated with reduced hair cortisol and anandamide (AEA): cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence from a large randomized clinical trial Anaemia at mid-pregnancy is associated with prehypertension in late pregnancy among urban women Comparison of test performance of two commonly used multiplex assays to measure micronutrient and inflammatory markers in serum: results from a survey among pregnant women in South Africa Female rats consuming an iron and omega-3 fatty acid deficient diet preconception require combined iron and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation for the prevention of bone impairments in offspring Investigating thyroid function and iodine status in adolescents with and without paediatric major depressive disorder Iron absorption from an iron-fortified follow-up formula with and without the addition of a synbiotic or a human-identical milk oligosaccharide: a randomized cross-over stable isotope study in young Thai children Iron status, anemia, and birth outcomes among pregnant women in urban Bloemfontein, South Africa: the NuEMI study Iron status in Swiss adolescents with paediatric major depressive disorder and healthy controls: a matched case–control study Associations of HIV and iron status with gut microbiota composition, gut inflammation and gut integrity in South African school-age children: a two-way factorial case–control study Associations of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid status and intake with paediatric major depressive disorder in Swiss adolescents: A case-control study Higher n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid status during early pregnancy is associated with lower risk for depression at 12 months postpartum: The NuPED study Iodine status, including breastmilk iodine content, of lactating mothers and their infants aged 0 to 6 months in Vhembe and Mopani districts of the Limpopo province, South Africa Iron and n-3 fatty acid depletion, alone and in combination, during early development provoke neurochemical changes, anhedonia, anxiety and social dysfunction in rats 3.3 Micronutrient Deficiencies Anaemia, iron and vitamin A status among South African school-aged children living with and without HIV Barriers and facilitators of micronutrient supplementation among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in Johannesburg, South Africa Effects and Reversibility of Pre- and Post-natal Iron and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Deficiency, Alone and in Combination, on Bone Development in Rats Iodine status of pregnant women living in urban Johannesburg, South Africa Iodine status of pregnant women residing in the urban Free State Province of South Africa is borderline adequate: The NuEMI study Iron from nanostructured ferric phosphate: absorption and biodistribution in mice and bioavailability in iron deficient anemic women Minerals, antinutrients content and the bioaccessibility of iron and zinc in cooked, spontaneously fermented-dried, and blanched-dried dark green leafy vegetables commonly consumed in Sub-Saharan Africa Moving Complementary Feeding Forward: Report on a Workshop of the Federation of International Societies for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (FISPGHAN) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Seasonal effects on urinary iodine concentrations in women of reproductive age: An observational study in Tanzania and South Africa The effect of a natural polyphenol supplement on iron absorption in adults with hereditary hemochromatosis The effect of oral iron supplementation on the gut microbiota, gut inflammation, and iron status in iron-depleted South African school-age children with virally suppressed HIV and without HIV A priori and a posteriori dietary patterns among pregnant women in johannesburg, south africa: The nuped study Associations of dietary diversity with anaemia and iron status among 5- To 12-year-old schoolchildren in South Africa Characterization of Genetic Variants in the SLC5A5 Gene and Associations With Breast Milk Iodine Concentration in Lactating Women of African Descent: The NUPED Study Examining associations of hiv and iron status with nutritional and inflammatory status, anemia and dietary intake in south african schoolchildren Nutrient density, but not cost of diet, is associated with anemia and iron deficiency in school-age children in South Africa Salt-reduction strategies may compromise salt iodization programs: Learnings from South Africa and Ghana Adjusting haemoglobin values for altitude maximizes combined sensitivity and specificity to detect iron deficiency among women of reproductive age in Johannesburg, South Africa Breast milk and erythrocyte fatty acid composition of lactating women residing in a peri‑urban South African township Determining sample size adequacy for animal model studies in nutrition research: limits and ethical challenges of ordinary power calculation procedures Efficacy of novel small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements in improving long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid status of South African infants: a randomised controlled trial Missing data imputation via the expectation-maximization algorithm can improve principal component analysis aimed at deriving biomarker profiles and dietary patterns Omega-3 fatty acid and iron supplementation alone, but not in combination, lower inflammation and anemia of infection in mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected mice Associations of plasma total phospholipid fatty acid patterns with feeding practices, growth, and psychomotor development in 6-month-old South African infants Food or nutrient pattern assessment using the principal component analysis applied to food questionnaires. Pitfalls, tips and tricks Interventions to prevent iron deficiency during the first 1000 days in low-income and middle-income countries: Recent advances and challenges Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with blood pressure and hypertension over 10-years in black South African adults undergoing nutritional transition Maternal iron-deficiency is associated with premature birth and higher birth weight despite routine antenatal iron supplementation in an urban South African setting: The NuPED prospective study Nutrient patterns and their relation to anemia and iron status in 5- to 12-y-old children in South Africa How will South Africa's mandatory salt reduction policy affect its salt iodisation programme? A cross-sectional analysis from the WHO-SAGE Wave 2 Salt and Tobacco study Iodine status assessment in south african adults according to spot urinary iodine concentrations, prediction equations, and measured 24-h iodine excretion Nutrition during pregnancy and early development (NuPED) in urban South Africa: A study protocol for a prospective cohort Sensitivity of fatty acid desaturation and elongation to plasma zinc concentration: A randomised controlled trial in Beninese children Type of dietary fat intakes in relation to all-cause and cause-specific mortality in US adults: An iso-energetic substitution analysis from the American National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey linked to the US mortality registry View all publications
13 November 2025 Iron supplement absorption preserved in children with HIV and boosted by prebiotics New research shows that iron from supplements and fortified foods is well-absorbed in children…