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Carlo Agostoni

Carlo Agostoni

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Overview

Carlo Agostoni is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a significant research footprint in the field of medicine. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields, primarily focusing on Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Infectious Diseases.

Agostoni's research covers a variety of topics related to nutrition, health, and disease, including:

  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Their most frequent publication venues reflect a focus on pediatric and nutritional health with notable contributions to:

  • Nutrients
  • The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Research
  • Allergy

Carlo Agostoni has coauthored numerous papers in collaboration with several recurring researchers, including:

  • Gregorio P. Milani
  • Valentina De Cosmi
  • Alessandra Mazzocchi
  • Paola Marchisio
  • Stefano Turolo

Some of the recent papers connected to their field of study include:

  • Effect of anakinra on mortality in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and patient-level meta-analysis (2021, The Lancet Rheumatology)
  • Dietary factors during pregnancy and atopic outcomes in childhood: A systematic review from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2020, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Parents of Children and Adolescents Living in Brazil (2021, Vaccines)
  • Role of dietary fiber in promoting immune health-An EAACI position paper (2022, Allergy)
  • Anakinra combined with methylprednisolone in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperinflammation: An observational cohort study (2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Agostoni's work integrates diverse aspects of pediatric nutrition, immune health, and infectious disease epidemiology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within medical research.

Best Publications

  • Enteral nutrient supply for preterm infants: commentary from the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Committee on Nutrition

    C Agostoni;G Buonocore;VP Carnielli;M De Curtis

  • Complementary Feeding: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition

    Carlo Agostoni;Tamás Decsi;Mary S. Fewtrell;Olivier Goulet

  • Factors Influencing Children’s Eating Behaviours

    Silvia Scaglioni;Valentina De Cosmi;Valentina De Cosmi;Valentina Ciappolino;Fabio Parazzini;Fabio Parazzini

  • The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation and infancy: review of current knowledge and consensus recommendations.

    Berthold Koletzko;Eric Lien;Carlo Agostoni;Hansjosef Böhles

  • Breast-feeding: A commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition

    Carlo Agostoni;Christian Braegger;Tamas Decsi;Sanja Kolacek

  • DHA Effects in Brain Development and Function.

    Lotte Lauritzen;Paola Brambilla;Allesandra Mazzocchi;Laurine Bente Schram Harsløf

  • Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) and perinatal development

    Berthold Koletzko;Carlo Agostoni;Susan E. Carlson;T. Clandinin

  • Neurodevelopmental quotient of healthy term infants at 4 months and feeding practice: The role of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

    Carlo Agostoni;Sabina Trojan;Roberto Bellù;Enrica Riva

  • Impact of maternal nutrition on breast-milk composition: a systematic review

    Francesca Bravi;Frank Wiens;Adriano Decarli;Alessia Dal Pont

  • Soy Protein Infant Formulae and Follow-On Formulae: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition.

    Carlo Agostoni;Irene Axelsson;Olivier Goulet;Berthold Koletzko

  • Probiotic bacteria in dietetic products for infants: a commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition.

    Carlo Agostoni;Irene E. M. Axelsson;Christian Braegger;Olivier Goulet

  • Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation decreases liver fat content in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: double-blind randomised controlled clinical trial

    Valerio Nobili;Giorgio Bedogni;Anna Alisi;Andrea Pietrobattista

  • Factors associated with initiation and duration of breastfeeding in Italy.

    E Riva;G Banderali;C Agostoni;M Silano

  • Early macronutrient intake and overweight at five years of age.

    S Scaglioni;C Agostoni;R De Notaris;G Radaelli

  • Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in infant formula and blood pressure in later childhood: follow up of a randomised controlled trial.

    J S Forsyth;P Willatts;C Agostoni;J Bissenden

  • Epigenetic mechanisms elicited by nutrition in early life.

    Roberto Berni Canani;Margherita Di Costanzo;Ludovica Leone;Giorgio Bedogni

  • Dietary linoleic acid and human health: Focus on cardiovascular and cardiometabolic effects.

    Franca Marangoni;Carlo Agostoni;Claudio Borghi;Alberico L. Catapano

  • A randomized prospective double blind controlled trial on effects of long-term consumption of fermented milk containing Lactobacillus casei in pre-school children with allergic asthma and/or rhinitis.

    Marcello Giovannini;Carlo Agostoni;Enrica Riva;Filippo Salvini

  • Dietary intake and nutritional status of children and adolescents in Europe

    Janet Lambert;Carlo Agostoni;Ibrahim Elmadfa;Karin Hulshof

  • Nutritional aspects of gluten-free products

    Nicoletta Pellegrini;Carlo Agostoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Berthold Koletzko
Berthold Koletzko Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Raanan Shamir
Raanan Shamir Tel Aviv University
Dominique Turck
Dominique Turck University of Lille
Paolo Brambilla
Paolo Brambilla University of Milan
Yolanda Sanz
Yolanda Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Hania Szajewska
Hania Szajewska Medical University of Warsaw
Valerio Nobili
Valerio Nobili Sapienza University of Rome
Rosangela Marchelli
Rosangela Marchelli University of Parma
Olivier Goulet
Olivier Goulet Université Paris Cité
Kim F. Michaelsen
Kim F. Michaelsen University of Copenhagen

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