Selected Publications
Research & Other Publications, listed in chronological order. Underlined authors are THRiVE Discovery Lab trainees.
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Research
Shenhav L, Fehr K, Reyna ME, Petersen C, Dai DLY, Dai R, Breton V, Rossi L, Smieja M, Simons E, Silverman MA, Levy Maayan, Bode L, Field CJ, Marshall JS, Moraes TJ, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Surette MG, AZAD MB. Microbial colonization programs are structured by breastfeeding and guide healthy respiratory development. Cell. 2024. P5431-5452.E20. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.022. PMID: 39303691. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Ambalavanan A, Chang L, Choi J, Zhang Y, Stickly SA, Fang ZY, Miliku K, Robertson B, Yonemitsu C, Turvey SE, Mandhane PJ, Simons E, Moraes TJ, Anand SS, Paré G, Williams JE, Murdoch BM, Otoo GE, Mbugua S, Kamau-Mbuthia EW, Kamundia EW, Gindola DK, Rodrigues JM, Pareja RG, Sellen DW, Moore SE, Prentice AM, Foster JA, Kvist LJ, Neibergs HL, McGuire MA, McGuire MK, Meehan CL, Sears MR, Subbarao P, AZAD MB, Bode L, Duan Q, Human milk oligosaccharides are associated with maternal genetics and respiratory health of human milk-fed children. Nature Communications. 2024. 15:7735. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51743-6. PMID: 39232002. [PDF] [Tweetorial]https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51743-6https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51743-6
Becker M, Fehr K, Goguen S, Miliku K, Field C, Robertson B, Yonemitsu C, Bode L, Simons E, Marshall J, Dawod B, Mandhane P, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Rodriguez N, Aghaeepour N, AZAD MB. Multimodal machine learning for modeling infant head circumference, mothers' milk composition, and their shared environment. Scientific Reports. 2024. 5;14(1):2977. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52323-w. PMID: 38316895. [PDF]
Turner SE, Roos L, Nickel N, Pei J, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Simons E, Subbarao P, AZAD MB. Examining psychosocial pathways to explain the link between breastfeeding practices and child behaviour in a longitudinal cohort. BMC Public Health. 2024. 24(1), 675. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17994-0. PMID: 38439033. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Brockway M, Daniel AI, Reyes SM, Gauglitz JM, Granger M, McDermid JM, Chan D, Refvik R, Sidhu KK, Musse S, Patel PP, Monnin C, Lotoski L, Geddes DT, Jehan F, Kolsteren P, Bode L, Eriksen KG, Allen LH, Hampel D, Rodriguez N, AZAD MB. Human Milk Bioactive Components and Child Growth and Body Composition in the First 2 Years: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition. 2023 4:100127. DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.09.015. PMID: 37802214. [PDF]
Brockway M, Daniel AI, Reyes SM, Granger M, McDermid JM, Chan D, Refvik R, Sidhu KK, Musse S, Patel PP, Monnin C, Lotoski L, Geddes D, Jehan F, Kolsteren P, Allen LH, Hampel D, Eriksen KG, Rodriguez N, AZAD MB. Human Milk Macronutrients and Child Growth and Body Composition in the First 2 years: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition. 2023 Nov 17:100149. DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.100149. PMID: 37981047. [PDF]
Reyes SM, Brockway M, McDermid JM, Chan D, Granger M, Refvik R, Sidhu KK, Musse S, Monnin C, Lotoski L, Geddes DT, Jehan F, Kolsteren P, Allen LH, Hampel D, Eriksen KG, Rodriguez N, AZAD MB. Human Milk Micronutrients and Child Growth and Body Composition in the First 2 years: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition. 2023 13:S2161-8313(23)01326-1. DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.06.005. PMID: 37315898. [PDF]
Manus M, Goguen S, AZAD MB. The protective associations of breastfeeding with infant overweight and asthma are not dependent on maternal FUT2 secretor status. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2023: DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1203552. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Calvert C, Brockway M, Zoega H, Miller JE, Been JV, Amegah AK, Racine-Poon A, Oskoui SE, Abok II, Aghaeepour N, Akwaowo CD, Alshaikh BN, Ayede AI, Bacchini F, Behzad B, Barnes R, Bebak K, Berard A, Bhutta ZA, Brook JR, Lenroy RB, Cajachagua-Torres KN, Campbell-Yeo M, Chu DT, Connor KL, Cornette L, Cortes S, Daly M, Debauche C, Dedeke IOF, Einarsdottir K, Engjom H, Estrada-Gtierrez G, Fantasia I, Fiorentino NM, Franklin M, Fraser A, Gachuno OW, Gallo LA, Mika G, Haberg SE, Habibelahi A, Haggstorm J, Hookham L, Hui L, Huicho L, Hunter KJ, Huq S, Ashish KC, Kadambari S, Kelishadi R, Khalili N, Kippen J, Doare KL, Llorca J, Magee LA, Magnus MC, Man KKC, Mburugu PM, Mediratta RP, Morris AD, Muhajarine N, Mulholland RH, Bonnard LN, Nakibuuka V, Nassar N, Nyadanu SD, Oakley L, Oladokun A, Olayemi OO, Olutekunbi OA, Oluwafemi RO, Ogunkunle TO, Orton C, Ortqvist AK, Ouma J, Oyapero O, Palmer KR, Pedersen LH, Pereira G, Pereyra I, Philip RK, Pruski D, Przybylski M, Quezada-Pinedo HG, Regan AK, Rhoda NR, Rihs TA, Riley T, Rocha TAH, Rolnik DL, Saner C, Schneuer FJ, Souter VL, Stephansson O, Sun S, Swift, EM, Szabo M, Temmerman M, Lloyd T, Urquia ML, Dadelszen PV, Wellenius GA, Whitehead C, Wong ICK, Wood R, Wroblewska-Seniuk K, Yeboah-Antwi K, Yilgwan CS, Zawiejska A, Sheikh A, Rodriguez N, Burgner D, Stock SJ, AZAD MB. Changes in preterm birth and stillbirth during COVID-19 lockdowns in 26 countries. Nature Human Behaviour. 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01522-y [PDF][Tweetorial]
Turner SE, Brockway M, AZAD MB, Grant A, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Brown A. Breastfeeding in the pandemic: A qualitative analysis of breastfeeding experiences among mothers from Canada and the United Kingdom. Women and Birth. 2023; ISSN 1871-5192. DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.01.002. [PDF]
Kumbhare SV, Jones WD, Fast S, Bonner C, Jong G, Domselaar GV, Graham M, Narvey M, AZAD MB. Source of human milk (mother or donor) is more important than fortifier type (human or bovine) in shaping the preterm infant microbiome. Cell Rep Med. 2022; 3(9):100712. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100712. PMID: 36029771. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Stock S, Zoega H, Brockway M, Mulholland RH, Miller JE, Been JV, Wood R, Abok II, Alshaikh B, Ayede AI, Bacchini F, Bhutta ZA, Brew BK, Brook J, Calvert C, Campbell-Yeo M, Chan D, Chirombo J, Connor KL, Daly M, Einarsdóttir K, Fantasia I, Franklin M, Fraser A, Haberg SE, Hui L, Huicho L, Magnus MC, Morris AD, Nagy-Bonnard L, Nassar N, Nyadanu SD, Dedeke Olabisi I, Palmer KR, Pedersen LH, Pereira G, Racine-Poon A, Ranger M, Rihs T, Saner C, Sheikh A, Tooke L, Urquia ML, Whitehead C, Yilgwan C, Rodriguez N, Burgner D, AZAD MB, and the iPOP Study Team. The international Perinatal Outcomes in the Pandemic (iPOP) Study: Protocol. Wellcome Open Research. 2021;6:21. DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16507.1. PMID: 34722933. [PDF]
Miliku K, Moraes TJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, AZAD MB. Breastfeeding in the First Days of Life Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure at 3 Years of Age. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jul 21:e019067. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019067. PMID: 34284597. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Miliku K, Richelle J, Becker AB, Simons E, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Field CJ, AZAD MB. Sex‐specific associations of human milk long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and infant allergic conditions. Pediatric and Allergy Immunol. 2021; 00: 1– 10. DOI: 10.1111/pai.13500. PMID: 33711184. [PDF]
Moossavi S, Fehr K, Khafipour E, AZAD MB. Repeatability and reproducibility assessment in a large-scale population-based microbiota study: case study on human milk microbiota. Microbiome. 2021 Feb, 9:41. DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab001. PMID: 33568231. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Moossavi S, Fontes MB, Rossi L, Fusch G, Surette MG, AZAD MB. Capturing the diversity of the human milk microbiota through culture-enriched molecular profiling: a feasibility study. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 2021;368(3):fnab001. DOI: 10.1186/s40168-020-00998-4. PMID: 33417698. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Laforest-Lapointe I, Becker A, Mandhane P, Turvey S, Moraes T, Sears M, Subbarao P, Sycuro L, AZAD MB, and Arrieta MC. Maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy is associated with infant gut microbiota and metabolic modifications and increased infant body mass index. Gut Microbes. 2020, 13:1, 1-15. DOI:
10.1080/19490976.2020.1857513. PMID: 33382954. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Muthumuni D, Miliku K, Wade K, Timpson NJ, AZAD MB. Enhanced protection against diarrhea among breastfed infants of non-secretor mothers. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2020 Dec 10. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003014. PMID: 33315747 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Dharma C, Simons E, Tran M, Reyna ME, Dai R, de Souza Reast, Becker AB, Marshall J, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Lefebvre DL, Subbarao P, Sears MR. Reduced peanut sensitization with maternal peanut consumption and early peanut introduction while breastfeeding. J DOHaD. 2020 Dec 9:1-8. DOI: 10.1017/S2040174420001129. PMID: 33292902 [PDF} [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Nickel NC, Bode L, Brockway M, Brown A, Chambers C, Goldhammer C, Hind Katie, McGuire M, Munmblit D, Patel AL, Péerez-Escamilla R, Rasmussen KM, Shenker N, Young BE, Zuccolo L. Breastfeeding and the Origins of Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Priorities. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 2020 Nov 19:e13109. DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13109. PMID: 33210456 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Fehr K, Moossavi S, Sbihi H, Boutin RCT, Bode L, Robertson B, Yonemitsu C, Field CJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Khafipour E, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Finlay BB, Turvey SE, AZAD MB. Breastmilk feeding practices are associated with the co-occurrence of bacteria in mothers’ milk and the infant gut: the CHILD Cohort Study. Cell Host & Microbe 2020. S1931-3128(20)30350-4. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.06.009. PMID: 32652062 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Moossavi S, Fehr K, Derakhshani H, Sbihi H, Robertson B, Bode L, Brook J, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Khafipour E, Subbarao P, AZAD MB. Human milk fungi: environmental determinants and inter-kingdom associations with milk bacteria in the CHILD Cohort Study. BMC Microbiology 2020;20(1):146. DOI:
10.1186/s12866-020-01829-0. PMID: 32503420 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Archibald A, Tomczyk MM, Head A, Cheung KG, De Souza RJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Dolinsky VW. Nonnutritive sweetener consumption during pregnancy, adiposity and adipocyte differentiation in offspring: evidence from humans,mice, and cells. International Journal of Obesity, 2020. DOI:
10.1038/s41366-020-0575-x. PMID: 32366959 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Chan D, Becker AB, Moraes TJ, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Field CJ, AZAD MB. Sex-specific association of human milk hormones and asthma in the CHILD Cohort. Pediatric Allergy & Immunology 2020. In press. DOI: 10.1111/pai.13219. PMID: 31954068 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Miliku K, Duan QL, Moraes TJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Field CJ,
AZAD MB. Human milk fatty acid composition is associated with dietary, genetic, sociodemographic, and environmental factors in the CHILD Cohort Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2019, 110(6): 1370-1383. DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz229
PMID: 31589250 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Moossavi S, Atakora F, Miliku K, Sepehri S, Robertson B, Duan QL, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Field CJ, Bode L, Khafipour E, AZAD MB. Integrated Analysis of Human Milk Microbiota With Oligosaccharides and Fatty Acids in the CHILD Cohort. Frontiers in Nutrition 2019. 6(58). DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00058. PMID: 31157227. [PDF]
Moossavi S,, Sepehri S, Robertson B, Bode L, Goruk S, Field CJ, Lix LM, de Souza RJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, , Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Khafipour E, AZAD MB. Composition and Variation of the Human Milk Microbiota Are Influenced by Maternal and Early-Life Factors. Cell Host & Microbe 2019. 25(2):324-335.e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.01.011. PMID: 30763539. [PDF}
AZAD MB, Robertson B, Atakora F, Becker AB, Subbarao P, Moraes TJ, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Bode L. Human Milk Oligosaccharide Concentrations Are Associated with Multiple Fixed and Modifiable Maternal Characteristics, Environmental Factors, and Feeding Practices. Journal of Nutrition 2018. 148(11): 1733-1742. DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxy175. PMID: 30247646. [PDF]
AZAD MB, Wade KH, Timpson NJ. FUT2 secretor genotype and susceptibility to infections and chronic conditions in the ALSPAC cohort. [version 2: referees: 2 approved] Welcome Open Research 2018. DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14636.2.
PMID: 30345375. [PDF]
Marcon, AR, Bieber M, AZAD MB. Protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding on Instagram. Maternal & Child Nutrition 2018. DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12658. PMID: 30079555. [PDF]
AZAD MB, Vehling L, Chan D, Klopp A, Nickel NC, McGavock JM, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Taylor MS, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Subbarao P; CHILD Study Investigators. Infant feeding and weight gain: separating breastmilk from breastfeeding and formula from food. Pediatrics 2018. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-1092. PMID: 30249624. [PDF]
Miliku K, Robertson B, Sharma AK, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, the CHILD Study Investigators, Bode L, AZAD MB. Human milk oligosaccharide profiles and food sensitization among infants in the CHILD Study. Allergy 2018. DOI: 10.1111/all.13476. PMID: 29775217. [PDF]
Forbes J, AZAD MB, Vehling L, Tun HM, Konya TB, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Lefebvre D, Sears MR, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj; for the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study Investigators. Formula exposure in hospital and subsequent infant feeding practices: associations with gut microbiota and overweight risk in the first year of life. JAMA Pediatrics 2018. DOI:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1161.
PMID: 29868719. [PDF]
Owora AH, Becker AB, Chan-Yeung M, Chan ES, Chooniedass R, Ramsey C, Watson WT, AZAD MB. Wheeze trajectories are modifiable through early-life intervention and predict asthma in adolescence. Pediatric Allergy Immunology 2018. DOI: 10.1111/pai.12922. PMID: 29729041. [PDF]
Loewen K, Monchka B, Mahmud SM, Jong G', AZAD MB. Prenatal antibiotic exposure and childhood asthma: a population-based study. European Respiratory Journal 2018. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02070-2017. PMID: 29678946. [PDF]
Vehling L, Chan D, McGavock J, Becker AB, Mandhane P, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, the CHILD Study Investigators and AZAD MB. Exclusive breastfeeding in hospital predicts longer breastfeeding in Canada: Implications for health equity. Birth 2018. DOI. org/10.1111/birt.12345. PMID 29498088. [PDF]
Klopp A, Vehling L, Becker AB, Subbarao P, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, the CHILD Study Investigators and AZAD MB. Modes of Infant Feeding and the Risk of Childhood Asthma: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study. Journal of Pediatrics 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.07.012. PMID 29144244. [PDF]
Chan D, Goruk S, Becker AB, Subbarao P, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre D, Sears MR, Field CJ, AZAD MB. Adiponectin, leptin and insulin in breast milk: associations with maternal characteristics and infant body composition in the first year of life.
International Journal of Obesity (London) 2017. DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.189. PMID 28925410. [PDF]
Pitt TJ, Becker AB, Chan-Yeung M, Chan E, Watson WTA, Chooniedass R, AZAD MB. Reduced risk of peanut sensitization following exposure through breast-feeding and early peanut introduction. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2017.:DOI:.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2017.06.024. PMID: 28916221. [PDF] [CBC News]
AZAD MB, Abou-Setta AM, Chauhan BF, Rabbani R, Lys J, Copstein L, Mann A, Jeyaraman MM, Reid AE, Fiander M, MacKay DS, McGavock J, Wicklow B, Zarychanski R. Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2017 189(28). DOI:.org/10.1503/cmaj.161390. PMID 28716847. [PDF] [National Post]
AZAD MB, Vehling L, Lu Z, Dai D, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR; and the CHILD Study Investigators. Breastfeeding, maternal asthma and wheezing in the first year of life: a longitudinal birth cohort study. European Respiratory Journal 2017 49(5). DOI: 10.1183/13993003.020192016 28461293. PMID: 28461293. [PDF]
[Commentary] [CTV News]
AZAD MB, Sharma AK, de Souza R, Dolinsky VW, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Subbarao P, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR and the CHILD Study Investigators. Association of artificially-sweetened beverage consumption during pregnancy and infant body mass index. JAMA Pediatrics 2017. DOI:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0301 170(7):662-670. PMID 27159792. [PDF] [Commentary] [TIME Magazine]
Reid AE, Chauhan BF, Rabbani R, Lys J, Copstein L, Mann A, Abou-Setta AM, Fiander M, MacKay DS, McGavock J, Wicklow B, Zarychanski R, AZAD MB. Early exposure to non-nutritive sweeteners and long-term metabolic health: a systematic review. Pediatrics 2016. DOI:.org/10.1542/peds.2015-3603 137(3):1-10. PMID 26917671. [PDF]
AZAD MB, Chan-Yeung M, Chan ES, Dytnerski AM, Kozyrskyj AL, Ramsey C, Becker AB. Wheezing patterns in early childhood and the risk of respiratory and allergic disease in adolescence. JAMA Pediatrics 2016 170(4):393-5. DOI:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4127 26857593. PMID: 26857593. [PDF] [CBC News]
Ambalavanan A, Chang L, Choi J, Zhang Y, Stickly SA, Fang ZY, Miliku K, Robertson B, Yonemitsu C, Turvey SE, Mandhane PJ, Simons E, Moraes TJ, Anand SS, Paré G, Williams JE, Murdoch BM, Otoo GE, Mbugua S, Kamau-Mbuthia EW, Kamundia EW, Gindola DK, Rodrigues JM, Pareja RG, Sellen DW, Moore SE, Prentice AM, Foster JA, Kvist LJ, Neibergs HL, McGuire MA, McGuire MK, Meehan CL, Sears MR, Subbarao P, AZAD MB, Bode L, Duan Q, Human milk oligosaccharides are associated with maternal genetics and respiratory health of human milk-fed children. Nature Communications. 2024. 15:7735. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51743-6. PMID: 39232002. [PDF] [Tweetorial]https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51743-6https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51743-6
Becker M, Fehr K, Goguen S, Miliku K, Field C, Robertson B, Yonemitsu C, Bode L, Simons E, Marshall J, Dawod B, Mandhane P, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Rodriguez N, Aghaeepour N, AZAD MB. Multimodal machine learning for modeling infant head circumference, mothers' milk composition, and their shared environment. Scientific Reports. 2024. 5;14(1):2977. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52323-w. PMID: 38316895. [PDF]
Turner SE, Roos L, Nickel N, Pei J, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Simons E, Subbarao P, AZAD MB. Examining psychosocial pathways to explain the link between breastfeeding practices and child behaviour in a longitudinal cohort. BMC Public Health. 2024. 24(1), 675. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17994-0. PMID: 38439033. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Brockway M, Daniel AI, Reyes SM, Gauglitz JM, Granger M, McDermid JM, Chan D, Refvik R, Sidhu KK, Musse S, Patel PP, Monnin C, Lotoski L, Geddes DT, Jehan F, Kolsteren P, Bode L, Eriksen KG, Allen LH, Hampel D, Rodriguez N, AZAD MB. Human Milk Bioactive Components and Child Growth and Body Composition in the First 2 Years: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition. 2023 4:100127. DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.09.015. PMID: 37802214. [PDF]
Brockway M, Daniel AI, Reyes SM, Granger M, McDermid JM, Chan D, Refvik R, Sidhu KK, Musse S, Patel PP, Monnin C, Lotoski L, Geddes D, Jehan F, Kolsteren P, Allen LH, Hampel D, Eriksen KG, Rodriguez N, AZAD MB. Human Milk Macronutrients and Child Growth and Body Composition in the First 2 years: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition. 2023 Nov 17:100149. DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.100149. PMID: 37981047. [PDF]
Reyes SM, Brockway M, McDermid JM, Chan D, Granger M, Refvik R, Sidhu KK, Musse S, Monnin C, Lotoski L, Geddes DT, Jehan F, Kolsteren P, Allen LH, Hampel D, Eriksen KG, Rodriguez N, AZAD MB. Human Milk Micronutrients and Child Growth and Body Composition in the First 2 years: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition. 2023 13:S2161-8313(23)01326-1. DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.06.005. PMID: 37315898. [PDF]
Manus M, Goguen S, AZAD MB. The protective associations of breastfeeding with infant overweight and asthma are not dependent on maternal FUT2 secretor status. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2023: DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1203552. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Calvert C, Brockway M, Zoega H, Miller JE, Been JV, Amegah AK, Racine-Poon A, Oskoui SE, Abok II, Aghaeepour N, Akwaowo CD, Alshaikh BN, Ayede AI, Bacchini F, Behzad B, Barnes R, Bebak K, Berard A, Bhutta ZA, Brook JR, Lenroy RB, Cajachagua-Torres KN, Campbell-Yeo M, Chu DT, Connor KL, Cornette L, Cortes S, Daly M, Debauche C, Dedeke IOF, Einarsdottir K, Engjom H, Estrada-Gtierrez G, Fantasia I, Fiorentino NM, Franklin M, Fraser A, Gachuno OW, Gallo LA, Mika G, Haberg SE, Habibelahi A, Haggstorm J, Hookham L, Hui L, Huicho L, Hunter KJ, Huq S, Ashish KC, Kadambari S, Kelishadi R, Khalili N, Kippen J, Doare KL, Llorca J, Magee LA, Magnus MC, Man KKC, Mburugu PM, Mediratta RP, Morris AD, Muhajarine N, Mulholland RH, Bonnard LN, Nakibuuka V, Nassar N, Nyadanu SD, Oakley L, Oladokun A, Olayemi OO, Olutekunbi OA, Oluwafemi RO, Ogunkunle TO, Orton C, Ortqvist AK, Ouma J, Oyapero O, Palmer KR, Pedersen LH, Pereira G, Pereyra I, Philip RK, Pruski D, Przybylski M, Quezada-Pinedo HG, Regan AK, Rhoda NR, Rihs TA, Riley T, Rocha TAH, Rolnik DL, Saner C, Schneuer FJ, Souter VL, Stephansson O, Sun S, Swift, EM, Szabo M, Temmerman M, Lloyd T, Urquia ML, Dadelszen PV, Wellenius GA, Whitehead C, Wong ICK, Wood R, Wroblewska-Seniuk K, Yeboah-Antwi K, Yilgwan CS, Zawiejska A, Sheikh A, Rodriguez N, Burgner D, Stock SJ, AZAD MB. Changes in preterm birth and stillbirth during COVID-19 lockdowns in 26 countries. Nature Human Behaviour. 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01522-y [PDF][Tweetorial]
Turner SE, Brockway M, AZAD MB, Grant A, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Brown A. Breastfeeding in the pandemic: A qualitative analysis of breastfeeding experiences among mothers from Canada and the United Kingdom. Women and Birth. 2023; ISSN 1871-5192. DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.01.002. [PDF]
Kumbhare SV, Jones WD, Fast S, Bonner C, Jong G, Domselaar GV, Graham M, Narvey M, AZAD MB. Source of human milk (mother or donor) is more important than fortifier type (human or bovine) in shaping the preterm infant microbiome. Cell Rep Med. 2022; 3(9):100712. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100712. PMID: 36029771. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Stock S, Zoega H, Brockway M, Mulholland RH, Miller JE, Been JV, Wood R, Abok II, Alshaikh B, Ayede AI, Bacchini F, Bhutta ZA, Brew BK, Brook J, Calvert C, Campbell-Yeo M, Chan D, Chirombo J, Connor KL, Daly M, Einarsdóttir K, Fantasia I, Franklin M, Fraser A, Haberg SE, Hui L, Huicho L, Magnus MC, Morris AD, Nagy-Bonnard L, Nassar N, Nyadanu SD, Dedeke Olabisi I, Palmer KR, Pedersen LH, Pereira G, Racine-Poon A, Ranger M, Rihs T, Saner C, Sheikh A, Tooke L, Urquia ML, Whitehead C, Yilgwan C, Rodriguez N, Burgner D, AZAD MB, and the iPOP Study Team. The international Perinatal Outcomes in the Pandemic (iPOP) Study: Protocol. Wellcome Open Research. 2021;6:21. DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16507.1. PMID: 34722933. [PDF]
Miliku K, Moraes TJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, AZAD MB. Breastfeeding in the First Days of Life Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure at 3 Years of Age. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jul 21:e019067. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019067. PMID: 34284597. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Miliku K, Richelle J, Becker AB, Simons E, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Field CJ, AZAD MB. Sex‐specific associations of human milk long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and infant allergic conditions. Pediatric and Allergy Immunol. 2021; 00: 1– 10. DOI: 10.1111/pai.13500. PMID: 33711184. [PDF]
Moossavi S, Fehr K, Khafipour E, AZAD MB. Repeatability and reproducibility assessment in a large-scale population-based microbiota study: case study on human milk microbiota. Microbiome. 2021 Feb, 9:41. DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab001. PMID: 33568231. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Moossavi S, Fontes MB, Rossi L, Fusch G, Surette MG, AZAD MB. Capturing the diversity of the human milk microbiota through culture-enriched molecular profiling: a feasibility study. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 2021;368(3):fnab001. DOI: 10.1186/s40168-020-00998-4. PMID: 33417698. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Laforest-Lapointe I, Becker A, Mandhane P, Turvey S, Moraes T, Sears M, Subbarao P, Sycuro L, AZAD MB, and Arrieta MC. Maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy is associated with infant gut microbiota and metabolic modifications and increased infant body mass index. Gut Microbes. 2020, 13:1, 1-15. DOI:
10.1080/19490976.2020.1857513. PMID: 33382954. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Muthumuni D, Miliku K, Wade K, Timpson NJ, AZAD MB. Enhanced protection against diarrhea among breastfed infants of non-secretor mothers. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2020 Dec 10. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003014. PMID: 33315747 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Dharma C, Simons E, Tran M, Reyna ME, Dai R, de Souza Reast, Becker AB, Marshall J, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Lefebvre DL, Subbarao P, Sears MR. Reduced peanut sensitization with maternal peanut consumption and early peanut introduction while breastfeeding. J DOHaD. 2020 Dec 9:1-8. DOI: 10.1017/S2040174420001129. PMID: 33292902 [PDF} [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Nickel NC, Bode L, Brockway M, Brown A, Chambers C, Goldhammer C, Hind Katie, McGuire M, Munmblit D, Patel AL, Péerez-Escamilla R, Rasmussen KM, Shenker N, Young BE, Zuccolo L. Breastfeeding and the Origins of Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Priorities. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 2020 Nov 19:e13109. DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13109. PMID: 33210456 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Fehr K, Moossavi S, Sbihi H, Boutin RCT, Bode L, Robertson B, Yonemitsu C, Field CJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Khafipour E, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Finlay BB, Turvey SE, AZAD MB. Breastmilk feeding practices are associated with the co-occurrence of bacteria in mothers’ milk and the infant gut: the CHILD Cohort Study. Cell Host & Microbe 2020. S1931-3128(20)30350-4. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.06.009. PMID: 32652062 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Moossavi S, Fehr K, Derakhshani H, Sbihi H, Robertson B, Bode L, Brook J, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Khafipour E, Subbarao P, AZAD MB. Human milk fungi: environmental determinants and inter-kingdom associations with milk bacteria in the CHILD Cohort Study. BMC Microbiology 2020;20(1):146. DOI:
10.1186/s12866-020-01829-0. PMID: 32503420 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Archibald A, Tomczyk MM, Head A, Cheung KG, De Souza RJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Dolinsky VW. Nonnutritive sweetener consumption during pregnancy, adiposity and adipocyte differentiation in offspring: evidence from humans,mice, and cells. International Journal of Obesity, 2020. DOI:
10.1038/s41366-020-0575-x. PMID: 32366959 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Chan D, Becker AB, Moraes TJ, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Field CJ, AZAD MB. Sex-specific association of human milk hormones and asthma in the CHILD Cohort. Pediatric Allergy & Immunology 2020. In press. DOI: 10.1111/pai.13219. PMID: 31954068 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Miliku K, Duan QL, Moraes TJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Field CJ,
AZAD MB. Human milk fatty acid composition is associated with dietary, genetic, sociodemographic, and environmental factors in the CHILD Cohort Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2019, 110(6): 1370-1383. DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz229
PMID: 31589250 [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Moossavi S, Atakora F, Miliku K, Sepehri S, Robertson B, Duan QL, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Field CJ, Bode L, Khafipour E, AZAD MB. Integrated Analysis of Human Milk Microbiota With Oligosaccharides and Fatty Acids in the CHILD Cohort. Frontiers in Nutrition 2019. 6(58). DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00058. PMID: 31157227. [PDF]
Moossavi S,, Sepehri S, Robertson B, Bode L, Goruk S, Field CJ, Lix LM, de Souza RJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, , Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Khafipour E, AZAD MB. Composition and Variation of the Human Milk Microbiota Are Influenced by Maternal and Early-Life Factors. Cell Host & Microbe 2019. 25(2):324-335.e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.01.011. PMID: 30763539. [PDF}
AZAD MB, Robertson B, Atakora F, Becker AB, Subbarao P, Moraes TJ, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Bode L. Human Milk Oligosaccharide Concentrations Are Associated with Multiple Fixed and Modifiable Maternal Characteristics, Environmental Factors, and Feeding Practices. Journal of Nutrition 2018. 148(11): 1733-1742. DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxy175. PMID: 30247646. [PDF]
AZAD MB, Wade KH, Timpson NJ. FUT2 secretor genotype and susceptibility to infections and chronic conditions in the ALSPAC cohort. [version 2: referees: 2 approved] Welcome Open Research 2018. DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14636.2.
PMID: 30345375. [PDF]
Marcon, AR, Bieber M, AZAD MB. Protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding on Instagram. Maternal & Child Nutrition 2018. DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12658. PMID: 30079555. [PDF]
AZAD MB, Vehling L, Chan D, Klopp A, Nickel NC, McGavock JM, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Taylor MS, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Subbarao P; CHILD Study Investigators. Infant feeding and weight gain: separating breastmilk from breastfeeding and formula from food. Pediatrics 2018. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-1092. PMID: 30249624. [PDF]
Miliku K, Robertson B, Sharma AK, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, the CHILD Study Investigators, Bode L, AZAD MB. Human milk oligosaccharide profiles and food sensitization among infants in the CHILD Study. Allergy 2018. DOI: 10.1111/all.13476. PMID: 29775217. [PDF]
Forbes J, AZAD MB, Vehling L, Tun HM, Konya TB, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Lefebvre D, Sears MR, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj; for the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study Investigators. Formula exposure in hospital and subsequent infant feeding practices: associations with gut microbiota and overweight risk in the first year of life. JAMA Pediatrics 2018. DOI:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1161.
PMID: 29868719. [PDF]
Owora AH, Becker AB, Chan-Yeung M, Chan ES, Chooniedass R, Ramsey C, Watson WT, AZAD MB. Wheeze trajectories are modifiable through early-life intervention and predict asthma in adolescence. Pediatric Allergy Immunology 2018. DOI: 10.1111/pai.12922. PMID: 29729041. [PDF]
Loewen K, Monchka B, Mahmud SM, Jong G', AZAD MB. Prenatal antibiotic exposure and childhood asthma: a population-based study. European Respiratory Journal 2018. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02070-2017. PMID: 29678946. [PDF]
Vehling L, Chan D, McGavock J, Becker AB, Mandhane P, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, the CHILD Study Investigators and AZAD MB. Exclusive breastfeeding in hospital predicts longer breastfeeding in Canada: Implications for health equity. Birth 2018. DOI. org/10.1111/birt.12345. PMID 29498088. [PDF]
Klopp A, Vehling L, Becker AB, Subbarao P, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, the CHILD Study Investigators and AZAD MB. Modes of Infant Feeding and the Risk of Childhood Asthma: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study. Journal of Pediatrics 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.07.012. PMID 29144244. [PDF]
Chan D, Goruk S, Becker AB, Subbarao P, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre D, Sears MR, Field CJ, AZAD MB. Adiponectin, leptin and insulin in breast milk: associations with maternal characteristics and infant body composition in the first year of life.
International Journal of Obesity (London) 2017. DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.189. PMID 28925410. [PDF]
Pitt TJ, Becker AB, Chan-Yeung M, Chan E, Watson WTA, Chooniedass R, AZAD MB. Reduced risk of peanut sensitization following exposure through breast-feeding and early peanut introduction. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2017.:DOI:.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2017.06.024. PMID: 28916221. [PDF] [CBC News]
AZAD MB, Abou-Setta AM, Chauhan BF, Rabbani R, Lys J, Copstein L, Mann A, Jeyaraman MM, Reid AE, Fiander M, MacKay DS, McGavock J, Wicklow B, Zarychanski R. Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2017 189(28). DOI:.org/10.1503/cmaj.161390. PMID 28716847. [PDF] [National Post]
AZAD MB, Vehling L, Lu Z, Dai D, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR; and the CHILD Study Investigators. Breastfeeding, maternal asthma and wheezing in the first year of life: a longitudinal birth cohort study. European Respiratory Journal 2017 49(5). DOI: 10.1183/13993003.020192016 28461293. PMID: 28461293. [PDF]
[Commentary] [CTV News]
AZAD MB, Sharma AK, de Souza R, Dolinsky VW, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Subbarao P, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR and the CHILD Study Investigators. Association of artificially-sweetened beverage consumption during pregnancy and infant body mass index. JAMA Pediatrics 2017. DOI:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0301 170(7):662-670. PMID 27159792. [PDF] [Commentary] [TIME Magazine]
Reid AE, Chauhan BF, Rabbani R, Lys J, Copstein L, Mann A, Abou-Setta AM, Fiander M, MacKay DS, McGavock J, Wicklow B, Zarychanski R, AZAD MB. Early exposure to non-nutritive sweeteners and long-term metabolic health: a systematic review. Pediatrics 2016. DOI:.org/10.1542/peds.2015-3603 137(3):1-10. PMID 26917671. [PDF]
AZAD MB, Chan-Yeung M, Chan ES, Dytnerski AM, Kozyrskyj AL, Ramsey C, Becker AB. Wheezing patterns in early childhood and the risk of respiratory and allergic disease in adolescence. JAMA Pediatrics 2016 170(4):393-5. DOI:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4127 26857593. PMID: 26857593. [PDF] [CBC News]
Commentaries, Reviews, Reports & Book Chapters
Azad, M.B., Brockway, M.M., Reyes, S.M. Human milk composition and infant anthropometrics: overview of a systematic review with clinical and research implications. Int Breastfeed J 19, 45 (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s13006-024-00652-x. [PDF]
Brockway M, AZAD MB. Evidence to support targeted investment in breastfeeding education among families of low socioeconomic status. Evidence Based Nursing. 2023. 2023-103810. DOI: 10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103810. PMID: 38148135. [PDF]
Ames SR, Lotoski LC, AZAD MB. Comparing early life nutritional sources and human milk feeding practices: personalized and dynamic nutrition supports infant gut microbiome development and immune system maturation, Gut Microbes 2023, 15:1, 2190305, DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2190305. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Donald K, Petersen C, Turvey SE, Finlay BB, AZAD MB. Secretory IgA: Linking microbes, maternal health, and infant health through human milk. Cell Host & Microbe. 2022;30(5):650-659. doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2022.02.005. [PDF]
Shenhav L, AZAD MB. Using Community Ecology Theory and Computational Microbiome Methods to Study Human Milk as a Biological System. mSystems. 2022;7(1). doi: 10.1128/msystems.01132-21. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Dawod B, Marshall JS, AZAD MB. Breastfeeding and the developmental origins of mucosal immunity: how human milk shapes the innate and adaptive mucosal immune systems. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 2021;37(6):547-556 (Review). DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000778. PMID: 34634003. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Rodriguez N. Team Science: Defining and Achieving Success. Clin Invest Med. 2021; 44(2):E1-4. DOI: 10.25011/cim.v44i2.36476. [PDF]
Reyes SM, Miliku K, Chan D, Brockway M, Turner S, Kearns KA, Raimondi C, Saleem A, Kelly LE, Nickel NC, AZAD MB. Messaging and methodological considerations when researching breastfeeding and obesity. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2021. 75(10):1523-1525. DOI: 10.1038/s41430-021-00867-9. PMID: 33514868. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Atkinson S, Geddes D. Human Milk: Sampling and Measurement of Energy-Yielding Nutrients and Other Macromolecules. Chapter 1: Collection and Storage of Human Milk for Macronutrient and Macromolecule Analysis – An Overview. Academic Press. Nov 2020. Paperback ISBN: 9780128153505. eBook ISBN: 9780128157077.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Rasmussen KM, AZAD MB, Bode L, McGuire M, Nommsen-Rivers L, Saldanha IJ, Yaktine AL, Vorosmarti A, Fyffe Z. Scanning for new evidence on the nutrient content of human milk: A process model for determining age-specific nutrient requirements. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 2020. DOI: org/10.17226/25943. ISBN: 978-0-309-68347-0. [PDF]
AZAD MB. Infant Feeding and the Developmental Origins of Chronic Disease in the CHILD Cohort: Role of Human Milk Bioactives and Gut Microbiota. Breastfeeding Medicine 2019. 14(S1):S22-S24. DOI:org/10.1089/bfm.2019.0029 PMID: 30985197 [PDF]
Moossavi S, AZAD MB. Origins of Human Milk Microbiota: New Evidence and Arising Questions. Gut Microbes 2019. In press. DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2019.1667722 PMID: 31684806 [PDF]
Miliku K, AZAD MB. Breastfeeding and the Developmental Origins of Asthma: Current Evidence, Possible Mechanisms, and Future Research Priorities. Nutrients 2018. DOI: 10.3390/nu10080995. PMID: 30061501. [PDF]
Moossavi S, Miliku K, Sepehri S, Khafipour E, AZAD MB. The Prebiotic and Probiotic Properties of Human Milk: Implications for Infant Immune Development and Pediatric Asthma. Frontiers in Pediatrics 2018. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2018.00197. PMID: 30140664. [PDF]
Archibald A, Dolinsky VW, AZAD MB*. Early-life exposure to non-nutritive sweeteners and the developmental origins of childhood obesity: evidence from human and rodent studies. Nutrients 2018. 10(2) 194. DOI: 10.3390/nu10020194. PMID 29439389. [PDF]
AZAD MB, Moyce BL, Guillemette L, Pascoe CD, Wicklow B, McGavock JM, Halayko AJ, Dolinsky VW. Diabetes in pregnancy and lung health in offspring: developmental origins of respiratory disease. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2016.08.007 21:19-26. PMID 27665512. [PDF] [Video abstract]
AZAD MB, Moossavi S, Owora A, Sepehri S. Early-life antibiotic exposure, gut microbiota development, and predisposition to obesity. Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshops Series 2017 88:67-79. DOI:.org/10.1159/000455216 28346924. PMID: 28346924. [PDF]
Bridgman SB, Kozyrskyj AL, Scott JA, Becker AB, AZAD MB. Gut microbiota and allergic disease in children. Annals of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology 2015 116(2):99-105. DOI:.org/10.1016/j.anai.2015.10.001. PMID 26815703. [PDF]
Brockway M, AZAD MB. Evidence to support targeted investment in breastfeeding education among families of low socioeconomic status. Evidence Based Nursing. 2023. 2023-103810. DOI: 10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103810. PMID: 38148135. [PDF]
Ames SR, Lotoski LC, AZAD MB. Comparing early life nutritional sources and human milk feeding practices: personalized and dynamic nutrition supports infant gut microbiome development and immune system maturation, Gut Microbes 2023, 15:1, 2190305, DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2190305. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Donald K, Petersen C, Turvey SE, Finlay BB, AZAD MB. Secretory IgA: Linking microbes, maternal health, and infant health through human milk. Cell Host & Microbe. 2022;30(5):650-659. doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2022.02.005. [PDF]
Shenhav L, AZAD MB. Using Community Ecology Theory and Computational Microbiome Methods to Study Human Milk as a Biological System. mSystems. 2022;7(1). doi: 10.1128/msystems.01132-21. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
Dawod B, Marshall JS, AZAD MB. Breastfeeding and the developmental origins of mucosal immunity: how human milk shapes the innate and adaptive mucosal immune systems. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 2021;37(6):547-556 (Review). DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000778. PMID: 34634003. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Rodriguez N. Team Science: Defining and Achieving Success. Clin Invest Med. 2021; 44(2):E1-4. DOI: 10.25011/cim.v44i2.36476. [PDF]
Reyes SM, Miliku K, Chan D, Brockway M, Turner S, Kearns KA, Raimondi C, Saleem A, Kelly LE, Nickel NC, AZAD MB. Messaging and methodological considerations when researching breastfeeding and obesity. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2021. 75(10):1523-1525. DOI: 10.1038/s41430-021-00867-9. PMID: 33514868. [PDF] [Tweetorial]
AZAD MB, Atkinson S, Geddes D. Human Milk: Sampling and Measurement of Energy-Yielding Nutrients and Other Macromolecules. Chapter 1: Collection and Storage of Human Milk for Macronutrient and Macromolecule Analysis – An Overview. Academic Press. Nov 2020. Paperback ISBN: 9780128153505. eBook ISBN: 9780128157077.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Rasmussen KM, AZAD MB, Bode L, McGuire M, Nommsen-Rivers L, Saldanha IJ, Yaktine AL, Vorosmarti A, Fyffe Z. Scanning for new evidence on the nutrient content of human milk: A process model for determining age-specific nutrient requirements. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 2020. DOI: org/10.17226/25943. ISBN: 978-0-309-68347-0. [PDF]
AZAD MB. Infant Feeding and the Developmental Origins of Chronic Disease in the CHILD Cohort: Role of Human Milk Bioactives and Gut Microbiota. Breastfeeding Medicine 2019. 14(S1):S22-S24. DOI:org/10.1089/bfm.2019.0029 PMID: 30985197 [PDF]
Moossavi S, AZAD MB. Origins of Human Milk Microbiota: New Evidence and Arising Questions. Gut Microbes 2019. In press. DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2019.1667722 PMID: 31684806 [PDF]
Miliku K, AZAD MB. Breastfeeding and the Developmental Origins of Asthma: Current Evidence, Possible Mechanisms, and Future Research Priorities. Nutrients 2018. DOI: 10.3390/nu10080995. PMID: 30061501. [PDF]
Moossavi S, Miliku K, Sepehri S, Khafipour E, AZAD MB. The Prebiotic and Probiotic Properties of Human Milk: Implications for Infant Immune Development and Pediatric Asthma. Frontiers in Pediatrics 2018. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2018.00197. PMID: 30140664. [PDF]
Archibald A, Dolinsky VW, AZAD MB*. Early-life exposure to non-nutritive sweeteners and the developmental origins of childhood obesity: evidence from human and rodent studies. Nutrients 2018. 10(2) 194. DOI: 10.3390/nu10020194. PMID 29439389. [PDF]
AZAD MB, Moyce BL, Guillemette L, Pascoe CD, Wicklow B, McGavock JM, Halayko AJ, Dolinsky VW. Diabetes in pregnancy and lung health in offspring: developmental origins of respiratory disease. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2016.08.007 21:19-26. PMID 27665512. [PDF] [Video abstract]
AZAD MB, Moossavi S, Owora A, Sepehri S. Early-life antibiotic exposure, gut microbiota development, and predisposition to obesity. Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshops Series 2017 88:67-79. DOI:.org/10.1159/000455216 28346924. PMID: 28346924. [PDF]
Bridgman SB, Kozyrskyj AL, Scott JA, Becker AB, AZAD MB. Gut microbiota and allergic disease in children. Annals of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology 2015 116(2):99-105. DOI:.org/10.1016/j.anai.2015.10.001. PMID 26815703. [PDF]
