E Pollitt

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Three-month nutritional supplementation in Indonesian infants and toddlers benefits memory function 8 y later
    E Pollitt
    Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 66:1357-63. 1997
  2. ncbi Fasting and cognition in well- and undernourished schoolchildren: a review of three experimental studies
    E Pollitt
    Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and Program in International Nutrition, University of California Davis, 95616, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 67:779S-784S. 1998
  3. ncbi Developmental trajectories of poorly nourished toddlers that received a micronutrient supplement with and without energy
    Ernesto Pollitt
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, USA
    J Nutr 132:2617-25. 2002
  4. ncbi Development of nutritionally at-risk young children is predicted by malaria, anemia, and stunting in Pemba, Zanzibar
    Deanna K Olney
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    J Nutr 139:763-72. 2009
  5. ncbi Young Zanzibari children with iron deficiency, iron deficiency anemia, stunting, or malaria have lower motor activity scores and spend less time in locomotion
    Deanna K Olney
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    J Nutr 137:2756-62. 2007
  6. ncbi Combined iron and folic acid supplementation with or without zinc reduces time to walking unassisted among Zanzibari infants 5- to 11-mo old
    Deanna K Olney
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS-Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, CA, USA
    J Nutr 136:2427-34. 2006
  7. ncbi "Stupidity or worms": do intestinal worms impair mental performance?
    W E Watkins
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California at Davis, USA
    Psychol Bull 121:171-91. 1997
  8. ncbi The developmental and probabilistic nature of the functional consequences of iron-deficiency anemia in children
    E Pollitt
    Department of Pediatrics and Program of International Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    J Nutr 131:669S-675S. 2001
  9. ncbi Growth indices, anemia, and diet independently predict motor milestone acquisition of infants in south central Nepal
    Emily H Siegel
    Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
    J Nutr 135:2840-4. 2005
  10. ncbi Iron deficiency and physical growth predict attainment of walking but not crawling in poorly nourished Zanzibari infants
    Patricia K Kariger
    Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
    J Nutr 135:814-9. 2005

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Three-month nutritional supplementation in Indonesian infants and toddlers benefits memory function 8 y later
    E Pollitt
    Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 66:1357-63. 1997
    ..This finding shows that supplementation can have long-lasting effects on a specific domain if the child receives it at the appropriate stage of development...
  2. ncbi Fasting and cognition in well- and undernourished schoolchildren: a review of three experimental studies
    E Pollitt
    Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and Program in International Nutrition, University of California Davis, 95616, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 67:779S-784S. 1998
    ..We propose that these alterations result from a state of metabolic stress in which homeostatic mechanisms work to maintain circulating glucose concentrations...
  3. ncbi Developmental trajectories of poorly nourished toddlers that received a micronutrient supplement with and without energy
    Ernesto Pollitt
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, USA
    J Nutr 132:2617-25. 2002
    ....
  4. ncbi Development of nutritionally at-risk young children is predicted by malaria, anemia, and stunting in Pemba, Zanzibar
    Deanna K Olney
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    J Nutr 139:763-72. 2009
    ..e. prevention and treatment of anemia, stunting, and malaria)...
  5. ncbi Young Zanzibari children with iron deficiency, iron deficiency anemia, stunting, or malaria have lower motor activity scores and spend less time in locomotion
    Deanna K Olney
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    J Nutr 137:2756-62. 2007
    ....
  6. ncbi Combined iron and folic acid supplementation with or without zinc reduces time to walking unassisted among Zanzibari infants 5- to 11-mo old
    Deanna K Olney
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS-Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, CA, USA
    J Nutr 136:2427-34. 2006
    ..There were no significant treatment effects on changes in HAZ or WAZ. The effects of treatment on time to walking may have been mediated by improvements in iron status or hemoglobin, but were not mediated through improvements in growth...
  7. ncbi "Stupidity or worms": do intestinal worms impair mental performance?
    W E Watkins
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California at Davis, USA
    Psychol Bull 121:171-91. 1997
    ..They discuss the mechanisms of how worms might affect the mind...
  8. ncbi The developmental and probabilistic nature of the functional consequences of iron-deficiency anemia in children
    E Pollitt
    Department of Pediatrics and Program of International Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    J Nutr 131:669S-675S. 2001
    ..Snapshots of development will overlook the course of effects of a nutrition intervention over time. Repeated measures over time within the same domain are considered particularly useful to draw the course of development...
  9. ncbi Growth indices, anemia, and diet independently predict motor milestone acquisition of infants in south central Nepal
    Emily H Siegel
    Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
    J Nutr 135:2840-4. 2005
    ..We conclude that growth, anemia, and diet are independently associated with delays in the onset of bipedal locomotion among young Nepali children...
  10. ncbi Iron deficiency and physical growth predict attainment of walking but not crawling in poorly nourished Zanzibari infants
    Patricia K Kariger
    Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
    J Nutr 135:814-9. 2005
    ..In this sample of poorly nourished infants, growth and anemia-iron status are significant predictors of walking, but not crawling...
  11. ncbi Are the psychological tests valid?
    Ernesto Pollitt
    Am J Clin Nutr 82:201; author reply 201-2. 2005
  12. ncbi Relation of neonatal iron status to individual variability in neonatal temperament
    Theodore D Wachs
    Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
    Dev Psychobiol 46:141-53. 2005
    ..These results support the importance of increased research on the early functional-behavioral consequences of individual differences in iron status as well as on the mechanisms that underlie such consequences...
  13. ncbi Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries
    Susan P Walker
    Epidemiology Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Lancet 369:145-57. 2007
    ..Furthermore, risks often occur together or cumulatively, with concomitant increased adverse effects on the development of the world's poorest children...