Chandyo RK, Kvestad I, Ulak M, Ranjitkar S, Hysing M, Shrestha M, Schwinger C, McCann A, Ueland PM, Basnet S, Shrestha L, Strand TA. The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy on infant growth and development in Nepal: a community-based, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2023 May 6;401(10387):1508-1517. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00346-X. Epub 2023 Apr 6. PMID: 37031691.

Ranjitkar S, Strand TA, Ulak M, Kvestad I, Shrestha M, Schwinger C, Chandyo RK, Shrestha L, Hysing M. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life and worry among mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 Apr 18;2(4):e0000278. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000278. PMID: 36962236; PMCID: PMC10022233.

Manapurath R, Strand TA, Chowdhury R, Kvestad I, Yajnik CS, Bhandari N, Taneja S. Daily Folic Acid and/or Vitamin B12 Supplementation Between 6 and 30 Months of Age and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers After 6-7 Years: A Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nutr. 2023 May;153(5):1493-1501. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.03.003. Epub 2023 Mar 6. PMID: 36889645; PMCID: PMC10196576.

Kvestad I, Silpakar JS, Hysing M, Ranjitkar S, Strand TA, Schwinger C, Shrestha M, Chandyo RK, Ulak M. The reliability and predictive ability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Infant Behav Dev. 2023 Feb;70:101809. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2023.101809. Epub 2023 Jan 9. PMID: 36630784.

Chandyo RK, Schwinger C, Kvestad I, Ulak M, Ranjitkar S, Shrestha M, Nguyen LV, Corona-Perez D, DeVivo I, Shrestha L, Strand TA. The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 May;33(3):448-454. doi: 10.1038/s41370-022-00474-1. Epub 2022 Sep 22. PMID: 36138138; PMCID: PMC10234806.

Strand TA, Taneja S, Bhandari N, Refsum H, Ueland PM, Schneede J, Bahl R, Bhan MK Sommerfelt H. Folate, but not Cobalamin Status Predicts Respiratory Morbidity in North Indian Children. Am J Clin Nutr 2007; 86: 139-44 2007

Taneja S, Bhandari N, Strand TA, Sommerfelt H, Refsum H, Ueland PM, et al. Cobalamin and folate status in infants and young children in a low-to-middle income community in India. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Nov;86(5):1302-9.

Manger MS, Strand TA, Taneja S, Bahl R, Sommerfelt H, Refsum H, Ueland PM, Schneede J, Bhandari N and Bhan MK Cobalamin status modifies the effect of zinc supplementation on the incidence of prolonged diarrhea in 6-30 month old North Indian children: J Nutr (2011), April 27

Manger MS, Taneja S, Strand TA, Bahl R, Sommerfelt H, Refsum H, Ueland PM, Schneede J, Bhandari N and Bhan MK Folate status predicts diarrheal morbidity in 6 – 30 month old north Indian children. J. Nutr. 2011 141: 2226-2232

Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Mellander L, Shrestha PS, Strand TA, Infant feeding practices in Bhaktapur, Nepal: A cross-sectional, health facility based survey. Int Breastfeeding Journal 2012, 7:1

Strand TA, Taneja S , Refsum H, Ueland PM, Bahl R, Schneede J, Sommerfelt H, Bhandari N. "Cobalamin and Folate Status Predicts Mental Development Scores in North Indian Children 12 to 18 months of age." Am J Clin Nutr Jan. 2013. PMID: 23283502

Kvestad I, Taneja S, Kumar T, Bhandari N, Strand TA, Hysing M. The assessment of developmental status using the Ages and Stages questionnaire-3 in nutritional research in north Indian young children. Nutrition J 23 April 2013

Taneja S, Strand TA Kumar T, Mahesh M, Mohan S, Manger MS, Refsum H Yajnik CS, and Bhandari. Folic acid and vitamin B-12 supplementation and common infections in 6-30-mo-old children in India: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. AJCN 2013, 98(3), 731–737.

Kumar T, Taneja S, Mahesh M, Mohan S, Yajnik CS, Bhandari N, Strand TA. Prevalence and Predictors of Anemia in a Population of North Indian Children Nutrition. 2014 May;30(5):531-7db

Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Adhikari RK, Sharma PR, Sommerfelt H, Refsum H, Strand TA, Cobalamin and folate status in 6 to 25 months old children presenting with diarrhea in Bhaktapur, Nepal. PLoS ONE 9(3): e90079. doi:10.1371/

Strand TA, Taneja S, Kumar T, Mahesh M, Mohan S, Manger MS, Refsum H Yajnik CS, and Bhandari. The Effect of Daily Vitamin B12 and Folic acid Supplementation on Growth in 6-30 Month Old Children in India: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. 2015 Apr;135(4):e918-26. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-1848. PMID: 25802345

Henjum S, Torheim LE, Thorne-Lyman AL, Chandyo R, Fawzi WW, Shrestha PS, Strand TA. Low dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy among lactating women in a peri-urban area of Nepal. Public Health Nutr. 2015 Mar 31:1-10. PMID: 25824344

Kvestad I, Taneja S, Hysing M, Kumar T, Bhandari N, Strand TA. Diarrhea, stimulation and growth predict neurodevelopment in young north Indian children. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 31;10(3):e0121743. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121743. eCollection 2015. PMID: 25826376

Kvestad I, Taneja S, Kumar T, Bhandari N, Hysing M Strand TA. Randomized factorial trial of vitamin B12 and folic acid on neurodevelopment in Indian children. in press PLoS One

Chandyo RK, Ulak M, Adhikari R, and Strand TA. Prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia among young children with acute diarrhea in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Healthcare (Basel). 2015 Jul 21;3(3):593-606. doi: 10.3390/healthcare3030593. PMID: 27417782

Chandyo RK, Ulak M, Shrestha PS, Locks L, Ulvik R, Fawzi WW and Strand TA. The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal., Eur J Clin Nutr. 2016 Apr;70(4):456-62. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.199.PMID: 26626049

Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Thorne-Lyman AL, Henjum S, Ueland PM, Midttun Ø, Shrestha PS, Fawzi WW, Graybill L, Strand TA. Vitamin Status among Breastfed Infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Nutrients. 2016 Mar 8;8(3). pii: E149. doi: 10.3390/nu8030149.PMID: 27005657

Henjum S, Kjellevold M, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Shrestha PS, Frøyland L, Strydom EL, Dhansay MA, Strand TA. Iodine concentration in breast milk and urine among lactating women of Bhaktapur, Nepal: Nutrients 28 April 2016, 8(5), 255; doi:10.3390/nu8050255

Chandyo RK, Ulak M, Sommerfelt H, Schneede J, Ueland PM, Strand TA. Nutritional Intake and Status of Cobalamin and Folate among Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Nutrients. 2016 Jun 22;8(6). pii: E375. doi: 10.3390/nu8060375. PMID: 27338469

Kumar T, Taneja S, Sachdev HPS, Refsum H, Yajnik CS, Bhandari N, Strand TA Supplementation of vitamin B12 or folic acid on hemoglobin concentration in children 6-36 months of age: a randomized placebo controlled trial, Clinical nutrition Clin Nutr. 2016 Jul 18. pii: S0261-5614(16)30168-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.07.002. PMID: 27486122

Schwinger C, Fadnes LT, Shrestha SK, Chandyo RK, Ulak M, Shrestha P, Mason C, Strand TA. Predicting undernutrition at age 2 years with early attained weight and length compared with weight and length velocity. The Journal of Pediatrics

Haugen J, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Henjum S, Thorne-Lyman AL, Ueland PM, Midtun Ø, Shrestha PS, Strand TA.Low Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Nepalese Infants Despite High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Their Mothers. Nutrients. 2016 Dec 21;8(12). pii: E825. doi: 10.3390/nu8120825. PMID: 28009810

Henjum S, Lie Ø, Ulak M, Thorne-Lyman AL, Chandyo RK, Shrestha PS, W Fawzi W, Strand TA, Kjellevold M. Erythrocyte fatty acid composition of Nepal breast-fed infants. Eur J Nutr. 2017 Feb 25. doi: 10.1007/s00394-017-1384-4. [Epub ahead of print]

Shrestha, M; Ulak, M; Strand, TA; Kvestad, I; Hysing, M. How much do Nepalese mothers know about child development?. Early Child Development and Care 2017

Kvestad I, Hysing M, Shrestha M, Ulak M, Thorne-Lyman AL, Henjum S, Ueland PM, Midttun Ø, Fawzi W, Chandyo RK, Shrestha PS, Strand TA. Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 May;105(5):1122-1131. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.144931. Epub 2017 Mar 22. PMID:28330909

Strand TA, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Kvestad I, Hysing M, Shrestha M, Basnet S, Ranjitkar S, Shrestha L, Shrestha PS. The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation in Nepalese infants on growth and development: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Apr 21;18(1) 187. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-1937-0. PMID: 28431557

Chandyo RK, Ulak M, Kvestad I, Shrestha M, Ranjitkar S, Basnet S, Hysing M, Shrestha L, Strand TA The effects of vitamin B12 supplementation in pregnancy and postpartum on growth and neurodevelopment in early childhood: Study Protocol for a Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial .BMJ Open. 2017 Aug 29;7(8):e016434. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016434.PMID: 2885178

Morseth, M. S., S. Henjum, C. Schwinger, T. A. Strand, S. K. Shrestha, B. Shrestha, R. K. Chandyo, M. Ulak and L. E. Torheim (2018). "Environmental Enteropathy, Micronutrient Adequacy and Length Velocity in Nepalese Children - the Mal-Ed Birth Cohort Study." J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.

Chandyo, R. K., M. Ulak, I. Kvestad, M. Hysing, M. Shrestha, S. Ranjitkar, A. Ulvik, P. M. Ueland, L. Shrestha and T. A. Strand (2018). "Cobalamin and Folate Status among Breastfed Infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal." Nutrients 10(5).

Strand TA, Ulak M, Kvestad I, Henjum S, Ulvik A, Shrestha M, Thorne-Lyman AL, Ueland PM, Shrestha PS, Chandyo RK. Maternal and infant vitamin B12 status during infancy predict linear growth at 5 years. Pediatr Res. 2018 Jun 4. doi: 10.1038/s41390-018-0072-2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29967525

Henjum S, Kvestad I, Shrestha M, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Thorne-Lyman AL, Shrestha PS, Kjellevold M, Hysing M, Strand TA. Erythrocyte DHA and AA in infancy is not associated with developmental status and cognitive functioning five years later in Nepalese children. Nutr J. 2018 Jul 19;17(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s12937-018-0375-5. PMID: 30025518

Morseth MS, Strand TA, Torheim LE, Chandyo RK, Ulak M, Shrestha SK, Shrestha B, Henjum S. Nutrient intake and environmental enteric dysfunction among Nepalese children 9-24 months old-the MAL-ED birth cohort study. Pediatr Res. 2018 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s41390-018-0108-7. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30030503

Moucheraud C, Chandyo RK, Henjum S, Strand TA, Ulak M, Fawzi WW, Locks LM, Webb P, Thorne-Lyman AL. Engagement in Agriculture Protects Against Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in Peri-Urban Nepal. Curr Dev Nutr. 2018 Nov 1;3(1):nzy078. doi:10.1093/cdn/nzy078. eCollection 2019 Jan. PMID: 30706046

Ranjitkar S, Kvestad I, Strand TA, Ulak M, Shrestha M, Chandyo RK, Shrestha L, Hysing M. Acceptability and Reliability of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III Among Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Front Psychol. 2018 Jul 24;9:1265. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01265. eCollection 2018.PMID: 30087639

Sudfeld CR, Manji KP, Darling AM, Kisenge R, Kvestad I, Hysing M, Belinger DC, Strand TA, Duggan CP, Fawzi WW. Effect of antenatal and infant micronutrient supplementation on middle childhood and early adolescent development outcomes in Tanzania. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2019 Sep;73(9):1283-1290. doi:10.1038/s41430-019-0403-3. PMID: 30718805.

Anand S, Thomas S, Jayachandra M, Thomas T, Strand TA, Kurpad AV, Duggan CP, Srinivasan K. Effects of maternal B12 supplementation on neurophysiological outcomes in children: a study protocol for an extended follow-up from a placebo randomised control trial in Bangalore, India. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 19;9(2):e024426. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024426. PMID: 30782904.

Shrestha M, Strand TA, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Ranjitkar S, Hysing M, Shrestha L, Kvestad I. The feasibility of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for the assessment of child development in a community setting in Nepal. Child Care Health Dev. 2019 May;45(3):394-402. doi: 10.1111/cch.12654. PMID: 30818415.

Kvestad I, Ranjitkar S, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Shrestha M, Shrestha L, Strand TA, Hysing M. Earthquake Exposure and Post-traumatic Stress Among Nepalese Mothers After the 2015 Earthquakes. Front Psychol. 2019 Apr 2;10:734. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00734. PMID: 31001178.

Upadhyay RP, Chandyo RK, Kvestad I, Hysing M, Ulak M, Ranjitkar S, Shrestha M, Shrestha L, Strand TA. Parental height modifies the association between linear growth and neurodevelopment in infancy. Acta Paediatr. 2019 Oct;108(10):1825-1832. doi: 10.1111/apa.14820. PMID:31002423.

Ask TF, Ranjitkar S, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Hysing M, Strand TA, Kvestad I, Shrestha L, Andreassen M, Lugo RG, Shilpakar JS, Shrestha M, Sütterlin S. The Association Between Heart Rate Variability and Neurocognitive and Socio-Emotional Development in Nepalese Infants. Front Neurosci. 2019 Apr 26;13:411. doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.00411. PMID: 31105521.

Thorne-Lyman AL, Shrestha M, Fawzi WW, Pasqualino M, Strand TA, Kvestad I, Hysing M, Joshi N, Lohani M, Miller LC. Dietary Diversity and Child Development in the Far West of Nepal: A Cohort Study. Nutrients. 2019 Aug 3;11(8). pii:E1799. doi: 10.3390/nu11081799. PMID: 31382653.

Ranjitkar S, Hysing M, Kvestad I, Shrestha M, Ulak M, Shilpakar JS, Sintakala R, Chandyo RK, Shrestha L, Strand TA. Determinants of Cognitive Development in the Early Life of Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. ront Psychol. 2019 Dec 6;10:2739. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02739. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31920798

Kvestad I, Taneja S, Upadhyay RP, Hysing M, Bhandari N, Strand TA.Vitamin B12, Folate, and Cognition in 6- to 9-Year-Olds: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. 2020 Feb 4. pii: e20192316. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-2316. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 32019814

Srinivasan K, Thomas S, Anand S, Jayachandra M, Thomas T, Strand TA, Kurpad AV, Duggan CP. Vitamin B-12 Supplementation during Pregnancy and Early Lactation Does Not Affect Neurophysiologic Outcomes in Children Aged 6 Years. J Nutr. 2020 Jul 1;150(7):1951-1957. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxaa123. PMID: 32470975

Upadhyay RP, Hysing M, Taneja S, Kvestad I, Bhandari N, Strand TA. Linear Growth between Early and Late Childhood and Cognitive Outcomes at 6-9 Years of Age. J Pediatr. 2020 Oct;225:214-221.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.043. Epub 2020 May 27. PMID: 32473149.

Arora N, Strand TA, Chandyo RK, Elshorbagy A, Shrestha L, Ueland PM, Ulak M, Schwinger C. Association of Maternal Plasma Total Cysteine and Growth among Infants in Nepal: A Cohort Study. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 17;12(9):2849. doi: 10.3390/nu12092849. PMID: 32957568; PMCID: PMC7551827.

Ulak M, Ranjitkar S, Shrestha M, Braarud HC, Chandyo RK, Shrestha L, Guedeney A, Strand TA, Kvestad I. The Feasibility of the Full and Modified Versions of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) and the Prevalence of Social Withdrawal in Infants in Nepal. Front Psychol. 2020 Aug 26;11:2025. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02025. PMID: 32982842; PMCID: PMC7479187.

Schwinger C, Chandyo RK, Ulak M, Hysing M, Shrestha M, Ranjitkar S, Strand TA. Prevalence of Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity in Adults in Bhaktapur, Nepal in 2015-2017. Front Nutr. 2020 Sep 22;7:567164. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.567164. PMID: 33072798; PMCID: PMC7536337.

Perumal N, Manji KP, Darling AM, Kisenge RR, Kvestad I, Hysing M, Belinger DC, Urassa W, Strand TA, Duggan CP, Fawzi WW, Sudfeld CR. Gestational Age, Birth Weight, and Neurocognitive Development in Adolescents in Tanzania. J Pediatr. 2021 Apr 24:S0022-3476(21)00387-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33901518.

Shrestha M, Schwinger C, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Ranjitkar S, Hysing M, Shrestha L, Kvestad I, Strand TA. Agreement Between Mothers and Fieldworkers While Assessing Child Development Using Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition in Nepal, Frontiers in Psychology

Strand TA, Ulak M, Hysing M, Ranjitkar S, Kvestad I, Shrestha M, Shrestha L, Shrestha PS Chandyo RK. Effects of vitamin B12 supplementation on neurodevelopment and growth in Nepalese Infants: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS medicine 2020; 17(12): e1003430.

Kvestad I, McCann A, Chandyo RK, Giil LM, Shrestha M, Ulak M, Hysing M, Ueland PM, Strand TA. One-Carbon Metabolism in Nepalese Infant-Mother Pairs and Child Cognition at 5 Years Old. J Nutr. 2021 Apr 8;151(4):883-891. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxaa403. PMID: 33484134.

Schwinger C, Sharma S, Chandyo RK, Hysing M, Kvestad I, Ulak M, Ranjitkar S, Shrestha M, Shrestha LP, McCann A, Ueland PM, Strand TA. Cobalamin and folate status in women during early pregnancy in Bhaktapur, Nepal. J Nutr Sci. 2021 Aug 9;10:e57. doi: 10.1017/jns.2021.53. PMID: 34422259; PMCID: PMC8358842.

Kvestad I, Hysing M, Ranjitkar S, Shrestha M, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Strand TA. The stability of the Bayley scales in early childhood and its relationship with future intellectual abilities in a low to middle income country. Early Hum Dev. 2022 Jul;170:105610. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2022.105610. Epub 2022 Jun 16. PMID: 35728398.

Hysing M, Strand TA, Chandyo RK, Ulak M, Ranjitkar S, Schwinger C, Shrestha M, Kvestad I. The effect of vitamin B12-supplementation on actigraphy measured sleep pattern; a randomized control trial. Clin Nutr. 2022 Feb;41(2):307-312. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.11.040. Epub 2021 Dec 6. PMID: 34999324.

Taneja S, Chowdhury R, Kvestad I, Bhandari N, Strand TA. Vitamin B12 and/or folic acid supplementation on linear growth; a 6 years follow-up study of a randomised controlled trial in early childhood in North India. Br J Nutr. 2022 Jul 25:1-22. doi: 10.1017/S0007114522002343. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35876047.