Research outputs
2025
Caregiver Nutrition and Nurturing Care: A Scoping Review
Smith, T. J., Fortune, A., & Gladstone, M. J. (2025). Caregiver Nutrition and Nurturing Care: A Scoping Review. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 21(4). doi:10.1111/mcn.70058
Psychosocial Predictors of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices Among Mother‐Child Dyads in Malawi and South Africa
Smith, T. J., Mchazime, C., Makaka, P., Ghillia, G., Herr, D., Miles, M., . . . Donald, K. A. (2025). Psychosocial Predictors of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices Among Mother‐Child Dyads in Malawi and South Africa. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 21(4). doi:10.1111/mcn.70045
A Global and Some National Perspectives on the Current Evidence of Interventions on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
Hess, S. Y., Angeles-Agdeppa, I., Kinabo, J., Mitchodigni, I. M., Silva, R., Tharaney, M., . . . Olney, D. K. (2025). A Global and Some National Perspectives on the Current Evidence of Interventions on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 46(1_suppl). doi:10.1177/03795721251357385
Associations between maternal capabilities for care and nurturing care behaviours among mother-child dyads in Malawi and South Africa
Smith, T. J., Mbale, E., Zieff, M. R., Mchazime, C., Jacobs, C. A., Makaka, P., . . . Gladstone, M. J. (2025). Associations between maternal capabilities for care and nurturing care behaviours among mother-child dyads in Malawi and South Africa. PLOS Global Public Health, 5(9), e0005017. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0005017
Impact of Intervention Strategies on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
Koyratty, N., Azupogo, F., Smith, T. J., Hinnouho, G. -M., Tharaney, M., Bliznashka, L., . . . Hess, S. Y. (2025). Impact of Intervention Strategies on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 46(1_suppl). doi:10.1177/03795721251350208
Interventions on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Evidence and Knowledge Gaps
Azupogo, F., Koyratty, N., Smith, T. J., Hinnouho, G. -M., Tharaney, M., Bliznashka, L., . . . Hess, S. Y. (2025). Interventions on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Evidence and Knowledge Gaps. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 46(1_suppl). doi:10.1177/03795721251314141
Thiamine Concentration in Human Milk Is Correlated With Maternal and Infant Thiamine Status: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Lao Thiamine Study.
Hess, S. Y., Arnold, C. D., Smith, T. J., Allen, L. H., Hampel, D., Jones, K. S., . . . Kounnavong, S. (2025). Thiamine Concentration in Human Milk Is Correlated With Maternal and Infant Thiamine Status: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Lao Thiamine Study.. Maternal & child nutrition, e70027. doi:10.1111/mcn.70027
Understanding the Evidence Gaps: Diets and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Across Five Diverse Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries
Tharaney, M., Hess, S. Y., Bliznashka, L., Amunga, D. A., Azupogo, F., Koyratty, N., . . . Olney, D. K. (2025). Understanding the Evidence Gaps: Diets and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Across Five Diverse Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries. Maternal & Child Nutrition. doi:10.1111/mcn.70117
2024
Relationship between lactate and thiamine-responsive disorders in hospitalised infants and children in Lao PDR: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.
Cardiel Nunez, K., Hess, S. Y., Arnold, C. D., Smith, T. J., Trehan, I., Hiffler, L., . . . Fischer, P. R. (2024). Relationship between lactate and thiamine-responsive disorders in hospitalised infants and children in Lao PDR: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.. Paediatrics and international child health, 44(3-4), 95-104. doi:10.1080/20469047.2024.2421624
Assessment of Erythrocyte Transketolase, Whole Blood Thiamine Diphosphate, and Human Milk Thiamine Concentrations to Identify Infants and Young Children Responding Favorably to Therapeutic Thiamine Administration: Findings from the Lao Thiamine Study, a Prospective Cohort Study
Hess, S. Y., Smith, T. J., Arnold, C. D., Jones, K. S., Hampel, D., Hiffler, L., . . . Kounnavong, S. (2024). Assessment of Erythrocyte Transketolase, Whole Blood Thiamine Diphosphate, and Human Milk Thiamine Concentrations to Identify Infants and Young Children Responding Favorably to Therapeutic Thiamine Administration: Findings from the Lao Thiamine Study, a Prospective Cohort Study. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8(6), 103786. doi:10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103786
A Predictive Model for Thiamine Responsive Disorders Among Infants and Young Children: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Smith, T. J., Arnold, C. D., Fischer, P. R., Trehan, I., Hiffler, L., Sitthideth, D., . . . Hess, S. Y. (2024). A Predictive Model for Thiamine Responsive Disorders Among Infants and Young Children: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study in Lao People's Democratic Republic. The Journal of Pediatrics, 268, 113961. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113961
Diets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status Among Children, Adolescents and Adults in the Philippines: A Scoping Review
Smith, T. J., Hess, S. Y., Angeles‐Agdeppa, I., Goyena, E., Gelli, A., & Olney, D. K. (2024). Diets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status Among Children, Adolescents and Adults in the Philippines: A Scoping Review. Maternal & Child Nutrition. doi:10.1111/mcn.13786
Risk factors for anaemia among women and their young children hospitalised with suspected thiamine deficiency in northern Lao PDR
Hess, S. Y., Smith, T. J., Sitthideth, D., Arnold, C. D., Tan, X., Jones, K. S., . . . Kounnavong, S. (2024). Risk factors for anaemia among women and their young children hospitalised with suspected thiamine deficiency in northern Lao PDR. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 20(1). doi:10.1111/mcn.13565
2022
Nutrition and health-seeking practices during pregnancy and lactation and potential strategies to increase micronutrient intakes among women in northern Lao PDR
Smith, T. J., Sitthideth, D., Tan, X., Arnold, C. D., Kounnavong, S., & Hess, S. Y. (2022). Nutrition and health-seeking practices during pregnancy and lactation and potential strategies to increase micronutrient intakes among women in northern Lao PDR. Journal of Nutritional Science, 11. doi:10.1017/jns.2022.94
Traditional prenatal and postpartum food restrictions among women in northern Lao PDR
Smith, T. J., Tan, X., Arnold, C. D., Sitthideth, D., Kounnavong, S., & Hess, S. Y. (2022). Traditional prenatal and postpartum food restrictions among women in northern Lao PDR. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 18(1). doi:10.1111/mcn.13273
2021
Infantile thiamine deficiency in South and Southeast Asia: An age‐old problem needing new solutions
Smith, T. J., & Hess, S. Y. (2021). Infantile thiamine deficiency in South and Southeast Asia: An age‐old problem needing new solutions. Nutrition Bulletin, 46(1), 12-25. doi:10.1111/nbu.12481
Thiamine deficiency disorders: a clinical perspective
Smith, T. J., Johnson, C. R., Koshy, R., Hess, S. Y., Qureshi, U. A., Mynak, M. L., & Fischer, P. R. (2021). Thiamine deficiency disorders: a clinical perspective. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1498(1), 9-28. doi:10.1111/nyas.14536
Thiamine fortification strategies in low‐ and middle‐income settings: a review
Whitfield, K. C., Smith, T. J., Rohner, F., Wieringa, F. T., & Green, T. J. (2021). Thiamine fortification strategies in low‐ and middle‐income settings: a review. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1498(1), 29-45. doi:10.1111/nyas.14565
2020
Establishing a case definition of thiamine responsive disorders among infants and young children in Lao PDR: protocol for a prospective cohort study
Hess, S. Y., Smith, T. J., Fischer, P. R., Trehan, I., Hiffler, L., Arnold, C. D., . . . Kounnavong, S. (2020). Establishing a case definition of thiamine responsive disorders among infants and young children in Lao PDR: protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 10(2), e036539. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036539
2018
Vitamin D in adolescence: evidence-based dietary requirements and implications for public health policy
Smith, T. J., Tripkovic, L., Lanham-New, S. A., & Hart, K. H. (2018). Vitamin D in adolescence: evidence-based dietary requirements and implications for public health policy. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 77(3), 292-301. doi:10.1017/s0029665117004104
Winter Cholecalciferol Supplementation at 51°N Has No Effect on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk in Healthy Adolescents Aged 14–18 Years
Smith, T. J., Tripkovic, L., Hauger, H., Damsgaard, C. T., Mølgaard, C., Lanham-New, S. A., & Hart, K. H. (2018). Winter Cholecalciferol Supplementation at 51°N Has No Effect on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk in Healthy Adolescents Aged 14–18 Years. The Journal of Nutrition, 148(8), 1269-1275. doi:10.1093/jn/nxy079
Winter Cholecalciferol Supplementation at 55°N Has No Effect on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk in Healthy Children Aged 4–8 Years
Hauger, H., Mølgaard, C., Mortensen, C., Ritz, C., Frøkiær, H., Smith, T. J., . . . Damsgaard, C. T. (2018). Winter Cholecalciferol Supplementation at 55°N Has No Effect on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk in Healthy Children Aged 4–8 Years. The Journal of Nutrition, 148(8), 1261-1268. doi:10.1093/jn/nxy080
2017
Vitamin D in adolescents: Are current recommendations enough?
Smith, T. J., Lanham-New, S. A., & Hart, K. H. (2017). Vitamin D in adolescents: Are current recommendations enough?. In The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Vol. 173 (pp. 265-272). Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2017.02.010
Vitamin D during childhood and adolescence: Evidence‐based dietary requirements for adequacy and implications for bone health
Smith, T. J., & Hart, K. H. (2017). Vitamin D during childhood and adolescence: Evidence‐based dietary requirements for adequacy and implications for bone health. Nutrition Bulletin, 42(1), 55-60. doi:10.1111/nbu.12249
2016
Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in adolescents aged 14–18 y: a dose-response, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial
Smith, T. J., Tripkovic, L., Damsgaard, C. T., Mølgaard, C., Ritz, C., Wilson-Barnes, S. L., . . . Hart, K. H. (2016). Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in adolescents aged 14–18 y: a dose-response, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104(5), 1301-1309. doi:10.3945/ajcn.116.138065
Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in white children aged 4–8 y: a randomized, controlled, dose-response trial
Mortensen, C., Damsgaard, C. T., Hauger, H., Ritz, C., Lanham-New, S. A., Smith, T. J., . . . Mølgaard, C. (2016). Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in white children aged 4–8 y: a randomized, controlled, dose-response trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104(5), 1310-1317. doi:10.3945/ajcn.116.136697