Gilma Olaya
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogotá, University College London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Research areas: Nursing · Nutrition and Dietetics · Infant Nutrition and Health · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Public Health and Nutrition
0000-0002-2660-1977
About
I am Nutritionist and Dietitian from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, MSc in Human Nutrition from Lon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London and PhD in Infant Health - Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK.
My main interest in research is focus on mother and infant nutrition mainly mother malnutrition, breastfeeding, complementary feeding, micronutrient deficiencies (iron deficiency anameia, zinc deficiency) and infant programming health and diseases.
I worked in the public health nutrition for long term. In the last years I am Associated profesor at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and head of the Nutrition and Biochemistry Department athe Faculty of Sciences.
Employment
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Senior Professor2023 - Present
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Head of the Nutrition and Bicohemistry Department2015 - 2024
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Director of Nutrition and Dietetics Programme2005 - 2008
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Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogotá Coordinator1992 - 2000
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Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogotá Nutritionist and Dietitian1983 - 1992
Education
- 2008 - 2013
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine MSc Human Nutrition1996 - 1997
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Nutritionust & Dietitian1978 - 1982
Projects & Funding
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“Combating double burden of malnutrition” INCAP (Guatemala) AIEA nomination (for working in child's health and nutrition AIEA2006 - 2006
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Global NutriTion Global Nutrition2004 - 2005
Publications (14)
- Porciones de alimentos recomendados para niños de tres a cinco años de edad Save
- Maternal body fat and infant body weight influence human milk intake by the infant: A causal inference approach Save
- Determinantes del consumo de bebidas azucaradas y estrategias de intervención relacionadas con su ingesta. Una revisión de enfoque. Save
- Counseling for the nursing mother or for the breastfeeding technique? Save
- Associations between maternal BMI, breastfeeding practices and infant anthropometric status in Colombia; secondary analysis of ENSIN 2010 Save
- Effectiveness of a new approach for exclusive breastfeeding counselling on breastfeeding prevalence, infant growth velocity and postpartum weight loss in overweight or obese women: protocol for a randomized controlled trial Save
- Consejería en lactancia materna exclusiva en Instituciones Amigas de la Mujer y la Infancia de Bogotá D.C., Colombia Save
- Adaptation of New Colombian Food-based Complementary Feeding Recommendations Using Linear Programming Save
- Iron Status at Age 6 Months in Colombian Infants Exclusively Breast‐fed for 4 to 5 Versus 6 Months Save
- La consejería en lactancia materna exclusiva: de la teoría a la práctica Save
- Efficacy and safety of new complementary feeding guidelines with an emphasis on red meat consumption: a randomized trial in Bogota, Colombia Save
- Errores innatos del Metabolismo. Un abordaje integral del diagnóstico al tratamiento. pp 139-146. Ed. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá 2014. Save
- Errores innatos del Metabolismo. Un abordaje integral del diagnóstico al tratamiento. pp 79-93. Ed. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá 2014. Save
- Propuesta para la formulación de pautas para la alimentación complementaria del niño lactante de 6 a 12 meses Save