Gingivitis: Reversing and preventing early gum disease
Supporting a loved one with prostate cancer: A guide for caregivers
Anaplasmosis: Another tick-borne illness, another reason to protect yourself against ticks
Bird flu: Where we are now and what to know about prevention
Low-carb snacks: Easy and healthy options for any time of day
5 simple ways to improve gut health
Practical tips and simple exercises to prevent neck pain
Dyslexia: Tools and supports for this learning disability
Chickpeas: Easy ways to eat more of this nutritious legume
Do products that claim to stop snoring actually work?
Allan Walker, MD
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Allan Walker is a Professor of Pediatrics and the Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition Emeritus at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Professor of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is the Chairman of the Division of Nutrition and an Investigator in the Mucosal Immunology and Biology Laboratory at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (MGHfC). He re-established Nutrition as a discipline at Harvard Medical School and now coordinates clinical and basic research projects in nutrition at HMS and its teaching hospitals. His research interests include defining the role of initial bacterial colonization in the development of intestinal host defense and determining the protective effects of breastfeeding in the prevention of disease in neonates.
Posts by Allan Walker, MD
Allan Walker, MD
Supporting your newborn's health: Intestinal colonization after elective cesarean section
Allan Walker, MD
Microbiome: The first 1,000 days
Gingivitis: Reversing and preventing early gum disease
Supporting a loved one with prostate cancer: A guide for caregivers
Anaplasmosis: Another tick-borne illness, another reason to protect yourself against ticks
Bird flu: Where we are now and what to know about prevention
Low-carb snacks: Easy and healthy options for any time of day
5 simple ways to improve gut health
Practical tips and simple exercises to prevent neck pain
Dyslexia: Tools and supports for this learning disability
Chickpeas: Easy ways to eat more of this nutritious legume
Do products that claim to stop snoring actually work?
