Dr. Anura Vishwanath Kurpad
MD, PhD, FRCP, FAMS, FNA, FASc, FNASc, FIUNS
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MD, PhD, FRCP, FAMS, FNA, FASc, FNASc, FIUNS
Professor Grade 1
Qualification/ Education
MD, PhD, FRCP, FAMS, FNA, FASc, FNASc, FIUNS
Experience
37 Years
Areas of interest
Metabolism of macron and micronutrients, metabolic rate, protein and amino acid turnover
Field of Expertise
Metabolic physiology
Fellowship & Membership
Fellow INSA, IASc, NASc
Extramural portfolios/ Committees
Chair of ICMR Expert committee on nutrient requirements, Chair Steering Committee of ICMR SAMPADA Survey, Chair Scientiufic Advisory Committee ICMR-NIN, Member, DBT Apex Board
Membership of professional associations/bodies
Nutrition Society India, Association Physiologists and Pharmacologists India, American Society of Nutrition
Awards and Recognitions
Margadarshi Fellow- of DBT Wellcome Trust India Alliance- 2015-2021, Sheila Isaac Oration, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai, 2024. INSA Lecture, IICT, Hyderabad, 2023, Institute Lecture, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, 2022, Achanta Lakshmipathi Oration, National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2021, NIN Foundation Day Lecture, 2021
37 Years
Metabolism of macron and micronutrients, metabolic rate, protein and amino acid turnover
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Is there dietary macronutrient malabsorption in children with environmental enteropathy?
Mammalian colonic contribution of amino acids to whole-body homeostasis.
The proportion of weight gain due to change in fat mass in infants with vs without rapid growth.
The uncertainties of monitoring progress towards achieving global nutrition targets.
Anaemia and iron deficiency in India: a venous blood-based survey of adolescents, adults, and the elderly in eight states.
Growth dynamics of Indian infants using latent trajectory models in pooled survey datasets.
Secondary Prevention Medications in 17 Countries Grouped by Income Level (PURE): A Prospective Cohort Study.
Impact of linear growth-improving interventions on childhood overnutrition at 24 months: a randomized controlled trial.
Effect of kangaroo mother care in low birth weight infants on human milk intake: a randomized controlled trial.
Childhood iron-folic acid supplementation in India for mild-to-moderate anaemia.
Body cell mass estimation by whole body potassium counter and its association with protein energy wasting in Indian children with chronic kidney disease.
Impact of the Updated World Health Organization Guideline on Hemoglobin Cutoffs on National Anemia Prevalence Estimates in 6-59-month-old Indian Children.
Impact of high- and moderate-protein supplementation on early-life obesity and body composition: a randomized controlled trial in India.
The role of antioxidant nutrients in mitigating PM(2.5)-related health risks in young Indian children.
Cardiometabolic risk factors among adults in rural, urban, and urban slum population in eight states of India.
Paving the way for improved action: how nuclear techniques can advance the assessment of malnutrition.
Impact of an Integrated Intervention Package During Preconception, Pregnancy, and Early Childhood on the Gut Microbiome at Six Months of Age: Findings from the Women and Infants Integrated Growth Study (WINGS) Randomized Controlled Trial.
The effect of parenteral vitamin B(12) treatment on its plasma metabolomic profile and on functional biomarkers of its deficiency.
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: two prospective cohort studies of nulliparous women in India and Tanzania.
Optimisation tools for meeting nutrient requirements of Indian children and adults at optimal cost.
The burden of cardiovascular events according to cardiovascular risk profile in adults from high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a cohort study.
Association of Intestinal Amino Acid Absorption with the Uptake of Lactulose and Rhamnose in Adults with Environmental Enteropathy.
Protein or Indispensable Amino Acid Supplementation After Deficiency Partially Restored Growth and Did Not Induce Higher Adiposity in Growing Rats.
Novel genetic variants associated with stable isotope-based vitamin B(12) bioavailability measurements in healthy Indian adults.
Cohort profile of the ICMR-Stillbirth Pooled India Cohort (ICMR-SPIC): estimating prevalence, analysing risk factors and developing prediction models for stillbirths in India.
Relationship Between Total 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Concentrations During Early Gestation in Indian Women.
Low-dose calcium supplementation during pregnancy in low and middle-income countries: A cost-effectiveness analysis.
In pursuit of perfection: a small but important refinement of the isotopic measurement of human milk output.
An observational study on the true indispensable amino acid digestibility of legume protein in infants.
Dietary profiles and associated metabolic risk factors in India from the ICMR-INDIAB survey-21.
CobVar-a comprehensive resource of vitamin B12-associated genomic variants.
The Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality (MILQ) Study: Introduction and Study Design.
Breast Milk Intake from 1 to 8.5 Months of Lactation in the Multisite Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality (MILQ) Study.
Conformational perturbation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using N-acetyl cysteine: an exploration of probable mechanism of action to combat COVID-19.
Infant body composition at 6 and 24 months: what are the driving factors?
Contextual diets or chemical nutrient products for preventing malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries?
A vicious turn to the saga of vitamin A deficiency in India.
The role of dairy consumption in the relationship between wealth and early life physical growth in India: evidence from multiple national surveys.
Predictors of anaemia in mothers and children in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Two Randomized Trials of Low-Dose Calcium Supplementation in Pregnancy.
Mandatory fortification of rice in the public distribution system in India: An ethics perspective.
Untargeted Maternal Plasma Metabolomics in Hirschsprung Disease: A Pilot Study.
Landscape of pharmacogenetic variants associated with non-insulin antidiabetic drugs in the Indian population.
Anthropometric Growth Reference for Indian Children and Adolescents.
The Impact of Excluding Adverse Neonatal Outcomes on the Creation of Gestational Weight Gain Charts Among Women from Low- and Middle-income Countries with Normal and Overweight BMI.
Evidence on Milk Consumption and Production Linkages from Rural Bihar, India.
Evaluating novel methods of enhancing the impact of financial incentives on household nutrition in developing nations - authors' reply.
Effect of calcium supplementation on reversing metformin-based inhibition of vitamin B(12) bioavailability in healthy adults using a [(13)C] cyanocobalamin tracer - A pilot study.
An Optimization Tool to Formulate Diets within a Supplementary Nutrition Program for Children.
True Digestibility of Tryptophan in Plant and Animal Protein.
Impact of nutritional and multiple micronutrients supplementation to lactating mothers 6 months postpartum on the maternal and infant micronutrient status: a randomised controlled trial in Delhi, India.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and Digital Health among hospital patients.
The Oral Bioavailability of Vitamin B(12) at Different Doses in Healthy Indian Adults.
Infant growth and body composition from birth to 24 months: are infants developing the same?
Anthropometric prediction models of body composition in 3 to 24-month old infants: a multicenter international study.
Free living total energy expenditure in young South Indian children at risk of environmental enteric dysfunction and its relation to faltered linear growth.
Maternal nutritional status and milk volume and composition in India: an observational study.
Locally validated biomarker cutoffs should inform micronutrient deficiency burdens.
Prediction Equation for Physical Activity Energy Expenditure in 11-13-Year-Old Sri Lankan Children.
Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on household diet diversity in rural Bihar, India: a longitudinal survey.
Balance and Threats of Mandatory Micronutrient Fortification of Foods in India.
Estimation of Hydration and Density of Fat-Free Mass in Indian Children Using a 4-Compartment Model: Implications for the Estimation of Body Composition Using 2-Compartment Models.
Measurement of True Indispensable Amino Acid Digestibility by the Dual Isotope Tracer Technique: A Methodological Review.
Efficacy of maternal vitamin B12 supplementation for improving infant outcomes in settings with high deficiency.
The Need for Food Fortification With Zinc in India: Is There Evidence for This?
Total daily energy expenditure has declined over the past three decades due to declining basal expenditure, not reduced activity expenditure.
The Systemic Availability of Indispensable Amino Acids from Orally Ingested Algal and Legume Protein in Young Children at Risk of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction.
Body composition reference charts for infants from birth to 24 months: Multicenter Infant Body Composition Reference Study.
A Strategic Research Framework for Defeating Diabetes in India: A 21st-Century Agenda.
Impact of a financial incentive scheme on purchase of fruits and vegetables from unorganised retailers in rural India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial.
Prevalence of Vitamin B(12) and Folate Deficiencies in Indian Children and Adolescents.
A longitudinal survey on changes in employment and food consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Bihar, India.
Estimation of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in children with acute pancreatitis using the (13)C mixed triglyceride breath test.
Determination of Indispensable Amino Acid Digestibility of the Red Kidney Bean in Humans Using a Dual Stable Isotope Tracer Method.
Maternal Vitamin A Status as a Risk Factor of Hirschsprung Disease in the Child.
Haemoglobin diagnostic cut-offs for anaemia in Indian women of reproductive age.
Customization of WHO Under-five Growth Standards for an Appropriate Quantification of Public Health Burden of Growth Faltering in India.
The Effect of Zinc Biofortified Wheat Produced via Foliar Application on Zinc Status: A Randomized, Controlled Trial in Indian Children.
Longitudinal Growth and Undernutrition Burden Among Term Low Birth Weight Newborns Reared in Adverse Socioeconomic Conditions in Delhi.
A New Indispensable Amino Acids Score or Simply the Same Score for Protein Quality?
Cumulative effect of PM(2.5) components is larger than the effect of PM(2.5) mass on child health in India.
Bioavailability and daily requirement of vitamin B(12) in adult humans: an observational study of its colonic absorption and daily excretion as measured by [(13)C]-cyanocobalamin kinetics.
The Effect of Soy and Whey Protein Supplementation on Glucose Homeostasis in Healthy Normal Weight Asian Indians.
Body composition from birth to 2 years.
Body composition of infants at 6 months of age using a 3-compartment model.
The Effect of Soy and Whey Protein Supplementation on Glucose Homeostasis in Healthy Normal Weight Asian Indians
The effect of l-arginine supplementation on amelioration of oxygen support in severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
There should always be a free lunch: the impact of COVID-19 lockdown suspension of the mid-day meal on nutriture of primary school children in Karnataka, India.
Advocacy for large-scale food fortification ignores pertinent evidence and safety concerns.
Suboptimal gestational weight gain and neonatal outcomes in low and middle income countries: individual participant data meta-analysis.
The recent WHO guideline on acute malnutrition overestimates therapeutic energy requirement.
Effects of variations in atmospheric temperature and humidity on the estimation of exclusive breastfeeding status using the deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique.
Potential impact of climate change on dietary grain protein content and its bioavailability-a mini review.
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