Perkins AV

ORCID: 0000-0002-9829-6772 · 3 papers in corpus
2024
Dietary supplements, guideline alignment and biochemical nutrient status in pregnancy: Findings from the Queensland Family Cohort pilot study.
Maternal & child nutrition ·doi:10.1111/mcn.13589

In high-income nations, multiple micronutrient (MMN) supplementation during pregnancy is a common practice. We aimed to describe maternal characteristics associated with supplement use and daily dose of supplemental nutrients consumed in pr…

2022
Selenium Prevents Inflammation in Human Placenta and Adipose Tissue In Vitro: Implications for Metabolic Diseases of Pregnancy Associated with Inflammation.
Nutrients ·doi:10.3390/nu14163286

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and maternal obesity are significant metabolic complications increasingly prevalent in pregnancy. Of major concern, both GDM and maternal obesity can have long-term detrimental impacts on the health of bo…

2019
Maternal Selenium, Copper and Zinc Concentrations in Early Pregnancy, and the Association with Fertility.
Nutrients ·doi:10.3390/nu11071609

Trace elements such as zinc, copper, and selenium are essential for reproductive health, but there is limited work examining how circulating trace elements may associate with fertility in humans. The aim of this study was to determine the a…