VW
Vithanage Pujitha Wickramasinghe
Also known as: Wickramasinghe VP
Research areas: Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Child Nutrition and Water Access
0000-0002-8355-1283
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Projects & Funding
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“Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk through Addressing Adolescent Health and Nutrition Inernational Atomic Energy Agency2016 - 2019
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Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency and its association to metabolic derangements among Obese Children and effects of Vitamin D supplementation on Obesity National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka2015 - 2018
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The doctoral Coordinated Research Project (CRP) on Longitudinal Assessment of Body Composition in helthy children 0 -24 months, fed according to the Infant and Young Child Feeding Guidelines in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka International Atomic Energy Agency2014 - 2018
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Study on body fat and its relation to NCD related metabolic derangements along with their iron status in Sri Lankan children residing in Jaffna. National Research Council of Sri Lanka2014 - 2017
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Effects of Vitamin A and Iron supplementation during first 24 months of life in an urban area of Sri Lanka National Science Foundation2014 - 2017
Publications (81)
- Methods of skeletal age assessment using hand and wrist radiographs in children and their applicability across different ethnicities: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol Save
- Prevalence of hypertension and estimates of cardiovascular disease risk in the Western Province of Sri Lanka Save
- How to become a better parent with the help of your midwife Save
- Efficacy of a Nutritional Intervention in Children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Sri Lanka During the Economic Crisis in 2023 Save
- Anthropometric prediction models of body composition in 3 to 24month old infants: a multicenter international study Save
- Urban Versus Rural Differences in Meeting 24‐h Movement Behaviour Guidelines Among 3–4‐Year‐Olds: An Analysis of SUNRISE Pilot Study Data From 10 Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries Save
- Usage patterns of electronic devices for communication and prevalence of nomophobia among General Certificate of Education Advanced Level students in Colombo, Sri Lanka Save
- Serum Triglyceride to High-Density Lipoprotein Ratio as a Marker of Insulin Resistance Among 5–15-Year-Old Sri Lankan Children in an Urban Setting Save
- Effect of body composition in the assessment of growth of Sri Lankan children and need for local references Save
- The effect of foetal and early childhood growth on metabolic derangements of Sri Lankan children Save
- Childhood Malnutrition in Sri Lanka: Past, Present and Future Save
- Association of inflammation with adiposity related metabolic derangements and waist-to-height ratio in predicting insulin resistance and low-grade inflammation among 8-9-year-old children in an urban area of Sri Lanka Save
- Spontaneous sub-aponeurotic fluid collection (SSFC) in a young infant Save
- Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices from birth to 2 years: A longitudinal follow-up study in healthy children from Colombo, Sri Lanka Save
- Effects of probiotics combined with dietary and lifestyle modification on clinical, biochemical, and radiological parameters in obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized clinical trial Save
- Validation of accelerometer-based energy expenditure equations using doubly-labelled water technique in 11-13 year-old Sri Lankan children Save
- Effectiveness and acceptability of a novel school-based healthy eating program among primary school children in urban Sri Lanka Save
- Metabolic Abnormalities in a Cohort of Overweight and Obese Children in an Urban Setting of Sri Lanka Save
- Effect of Prior Symptomatic Dengue Infection on Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Children Save
- Development of a New Equation for the Prediction of Resting Metabolic Rate in Sri Lankan Adults Save