Kathryn Dewey

American nutritionist

Kathryn Dewey

Born|  (1952-03-09) March 9, 1952 (age 73)

New York, New York, US

Academic background
Education| Ph.D., Biological Sciences, 1980, University of Michigan
Academic work
Institutions| University of California, Davis

Kathryn Gertrude Dewey (born March 9, 1952) is an American nutritionist. She is a Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of Nutrition at the University of California, Davis. Her studies in nutrition led to adaptations to the World Health Organization's recommendations for infants.

## Early life and education

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Dewey was born on March 9, 1952, in New York, New York.[1] She earned her PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Michigan.[2]

## Career

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Upon receiving her PhD, Dewey joined the faculty at the University of California, Davis in 1980.[3] As a professor of nutrition, she led two studies in Honduras which concluded that infants should receive only breast milk for their first six months of life.[4] Her research team also found that the growth rate of breast-fed babies differs significantly from that of formula- fed babies, thus prompting a change to the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations for infants.[5] In 1999, Dewey co-authored a book titled Complementary Feeding of Young Children in Developing Countries which was aimed at WHO and UNICEF to "stimulate and guide creation of national programs to improve child-feeding practices in low-income countries."[6] In the same year, Dewey was also the lead researcher on a study which found that diet and aerobic exercise could help breast feeding mothers lose weight after pregnancy.[7] As a result of her research, Dewey was appointed director of a WHO-led research project to revise growth charts for children under the age of 5 years.[8] The results of the project were released by WHO in 2006.[9] Following this, Dewey led another research project focusing on delayed umbilical cord clamping which also contributed to WHO policy.[10]

In 2010, Dewey led a research team in Bangladesh and Guatemala to test whether Nutributter could prevent stunting and abnormal motor development in malnutritioned children.[11][12] As a result of her research, Dewey was recipient of UC Davis' Award of Distinction[3] and McCollum International Lectureship in Nutrition Award.[13] In 2017, Dewey was appointed to sit on the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a three-year term.[14] The following year, she elected a Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition[15] and named to sit on the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.[16]

## References

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1. ^ "Dewey, Kathryn Gertrude". id.loc.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
2. ^ "Kathryn Dewey, Ph.D." nutrition.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
3. ^ a b "2013 Award of Distinction Recipients". caes.ucdavis.edu. 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
4. ^ Bailey, Pat (July 26, 1994). "New Study: Hold the Solid Foods Until Babies are 6 Months Old". ucdavis.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
5. ^ Bailey, Pat (September 8, 1995). "Growth Charts Need Revision to Represent Breast-fed Babies". ucdavis.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
6. ^ Bailey, Pat (March 8, 1999). "Young Children's Nutrition Book Prepared for U.N." cdavis.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
7. ^ Bailey, Pat (May 7, 1999). "Breast-feeding Moms Safely Combine Diet and Exercise". ucdavis.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
8. ^ Rockwell, Susanne (May 2, 2001). "Breastfeeding Expert Studies Growth Patterns of Youngsters". ucdavis.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
9. ^ Bailey, Pat (April 26, 2006). "New Children's Growth Standards Reflect Work of UC Davis Nutritionist". ucdavis.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
10. ^ Bailey, Pat (June 15, 2006). "Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping Boosts Iron in Infants". ucdavis.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
11. ^ Warnet, Janette E. (March 18, 2010). "UC Davis' Nutributter to go beyond Africa". ucanr.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
12. ^ Rich, Andrew (September 2, 2010). "The Peanut Solution". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
13. ^ "Kathryn Dewey selected as recipient of the 2014-2015 McCollum International Lectureship in Nutrition Award". nutrition.ucdavis.edu. 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
14. ^ "Dr. Kathryn Dewey appointed to Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine". globalnutrition.ucdavis.edu. July 5, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
15. ^ "Dewey selected as member of American Society for Nutrition Class of 2018 Fellows". nutrition.ucdavis.edu. March 19, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
16. ^ "Schneeman and Dewey among 20 nationally recognized experts to serve on the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee". nutrition.ucdavis.edu. March 19, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

## External links

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