Alexandra L Bellows
Biographic Data
| ID | 5492018 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra L Bellows |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra L |
| FAMILY NAME | Bellows |
| SIGNATURE | BELLOWS A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard Global Health Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7772-7548 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Geospatial variation and risk factors for malnutrition among postpartum women in rural Bangladesh
Rising prevalences of overweight and obesity and the continued elevated prevalence of underweight in South Asia have contributed to the double burden of malnutrition. This study evaluates geospatial variation in nutritional status and assesses risk factors for poor nutritional status among postpartum women in rural northwestern Bangladesh. This analysis included postpartum women enrolled in the Protein Plus trial, a cluster-randomized controlled …
Women's experiences of the food environment and their association with fruit and vegetable intake
This analysis examined associations between factors in the food environment and fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake among women living in rural Northern Tanzania. We used cross-sectional data from 2597 women and 1275 food sources. Women's self-reported factors included buying frequency, sources, availability, and convenience. We also measured women's access to F&V sources using geospatial measures of distance and time from home to the reported typic…
Changes in urbanicity and household availability of and proximity to food vendors from 2004 to 2020 in a rural district of northwestern Bangladesh
Over a 16-year period, this rural area of Bangladesh became more urbanized, increasing the availability of and proximity to markets, grocery shops, and tea shops. Further research is needed to see how these changes impact rural residents' intake and nutritional status
Women's input and decision-making in agriculture are associated with diet quality in rural Tanzania
Background: Women's empowerment is one critical pathway through which agriculture can impact women's nutrition; however, empirical evidence is still limited. We evaluated the associations of women's participation, input, and decision-making in key agricultural and household activities with women's diet quality. Methods: We analyzed data from a cross-sectional study of 870 women engaged in homestead agriculture. We used food frequency questionnair…
Challenges and opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of food reformulation and fortification to improve dietary and nutrition outcomes
Reformulation, a change to a food or beverage's processing or composition, can reduce potentially harmful ingredients such as salt, added sugar, and saturated and trans fats or increase potentially beneficial ingredients or nutrients such as fiber, protein, and micronutrients. Poor nutrition and health outcomes of populations have stimulated programs and policies to reduce the intake of salt, added sugar, and unhealthy fats and increase healthy n…
Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania
There is growing evidence that home vegetable gardening interventions improve food security and nutrition outcomes at the family level. Sustainability of many of these community interventions remain a challenge. This study assessed factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji district, Tanzania, one year after the cessation of external support. This was a community based cross-sectional study usi…
Are home gardening programs a sustainable way to improve nutrition? Lessons from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Rufiji, Tanzania
Home gardening improves dietary diversity, a cluster‐randomized controlled trial among Tanzanian women
Homestead food production (HFP) programmes improve the availability of vegetables by providing training in growing nutrient-dense crops. In rural Tanzania, most foods consumed are carbohydrate-rich staples with low micronutrient concentrations. This cluster-randomized controlled trial investigated whether women growing home gardens have higher dietary diversity, household food security or probability of consuming nutrient-rich food groups than wo…
The Association of Cooking Fuel Use, Dietary Intake, and Blood Pressure among Rural Women in China
Household air pollution (HAP) from solid cooking fuels continues to affect 600 million people in China and has been associated with high blood pressure. The role of diet in HAP-associated high blood pressure has yet to be evaluated in China. The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of cooking fuel on change in blood pressure and evaluate whether intake of antioxidant- and omega-3 fatty acid-rich foods (fruits, vegetables, and seafood) att…
Neighbour home gardening predicts dietary diversity among rural Tanzanian women
Objective The present study’s aim was to assess the impact of a nutrition-sensitive intervention on dietary diversity and home gardening among non-participants residing within intervention communities. Design The study was a cross-sectional risk factor analysis using linear and logistic multivariate models. Setting In Tanzania, women and children often consume monotonous diets of poor nutritional value primarily because of physical or financial i…
Bicycle Use and Cyclist Safety Following Boston’s Bicycle Infrastructure Expansion, 2009–2012
Objectives. To evaluate changes in bicycle use and cyclist safety in Boston, Massachusetts, following the rapid expansion of its bicycle infrastructure between 2007 and 2014. Methods. We measured bicycle lane mileage, a surrogate for bicycle infrastructure expansion, and quantified total estimated number of commuters. In addition, we calculated the number of reported bicycle accidents from 2009 to 2012. Bicycle accident and injury trends over tim…
Are home gardening programs a sustainable way to improve nutrition? Lessons from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Rufiji, Tanzania
Bicycle Use and Cyclist Safety Following Boston’s Bicycle Infrastructure Expansion, 2009–2012
Objectives. To evaluate changes in bicycle use and cyclist safety in Boston, Massachusetts, following the rapid expansion of its bicycle infrastructure between 2007 and 2014. Methods. We measured bicycle lane mileage, a surrogate for bicycle infrastructure expansion, and quantified total estimated number of commuters. In addition, we calculated the number of reported bicycle accidents from 2009 to 2012. Bicycle accident and injury trends over tim…
Bicycle Use and Cyclist Safety Following Boston’s Bicycle Infrastructure Expansion, 2009–2012
Objectives. To evaluate changes in bicycle use and cyclist safety in Boston, Massachusetts, following the rapid expansion of its bicycle infrastructure between 2007 and 2014. Methods. We measured bicycle lane mileage, a surrogate for bicycle infrastructure expansion, and quantified total estimated number of commuters. In addition, we calculated the number of reported bicycle accidents from 2009 to 2012. Bicycle accident and injury trends over tim…
Neighbour home gardening predicts dietary diversity among rural Tanzanian women
Objective The present study’s aim was to assess the impact of a nutrition-sensitive intervention on dietary diversity and home gardening among non-participants residing within intervention communities. Design The study was a cross-sectional risk factor analysis using linear and logistic multivariate models. Setting In Tanzania, women and children often consume monotonous diets of poor nutritional value primarily because of physical or financial i…
Home gardening improves dietary diversity, a cluster‐randomized controlled trial among Tanzanian women
Homestead food production (HFP) programmes improve the availability of vegetables by providing training in growing nutrient-dense crops. In rural Tanzania, most foods consumed are carbohydrate-rich staples with low micronutrient concentrations. This cluster-randomized controlled trial investigated whether women growing home gardens have higher dietary diversity, household food security or probability of consuming nutrient-rich food groups than wo…
The Association of Cooking Fuel Use, Dietary Intake, and Blood Pressure among Rural Women in China
Household air pollution (HAP) from solid cooking fuels continues to affect 600 million people in China and has been associated with high blood pressure. The role of diet in HAP-associated high blood pressure has yet to be evaluated in China. The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of cooking fuel on change in blood pressure and evaluate whether intake of antioxidant- and omega-3 fatty acid-rich foods (fruits, vegetables, and seafood) att…
Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania
There is growing evidence that home vegetable gardening interventions improve food security and nutrition outcomes at the family level. Sustainability of many of these community interventions remain a challenge. This study assessed factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji district, Tanzania, one year after the cessation of external support. This was a community based cross-sectional study usi…
Are home gardening programs a sustainable way to improve nutrition? Lessons from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Rufiji, Tanzania
Women's input and decision-making in agriculture are associated with diet quality in rural Tanzania
Background: Women's empowerment is one critical pathway through which agriculture can impact women's nutrition; however, empirical evidence is still limited. We evaluated the associations of women's participation, input, and decision-making in key agricultural and household activities with women's diet quality. Methods: We analyzed data from a cross-sectional study of 870 women engaged in homestead agriculture. We used food frequency questionnair…
Challenges and opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of food reformulation and fortification to improve dietary and nutrition outcomes
Reformulation, a change to a food or beverage's processing or composition, can reduce potentially harmful ingredients such as salt, added sugar, and saturated and trans fats or increase potentially beneficial ingredients or nutrients such as fiber, protein, and micronutrients. Poor nutrition and health outcomes of populations have stimulated programs and policies to reduce the intake of salt, added sugar, and unhealthy fats and increase healthy n…
Changes in urbanicity and household availability of and proximity to food vendors from 2004 to 2020 in a rural district of northwestern Bangladesh
Over a 16-year period, this rural area of Bangladesh became more urbanized, increasing the availability of and proximity to markets, grocery shops, and tea shops. Further research is needed to see how these changes impact rural residents' intake and nutritional status
Geospatial variation and risk factors for malnutrition among postpartum women in rural Bangladesh
Rising prevalences of overweight and obesity and the continued elevated prevalence of underweight in South Asia have contributed to the double burden of malnutrition. This study evaluates geospatial variation in nutritional status and assesses risk factors for poor nutritional status among postpartum women in rural northwestern Bangladesh. This analysis included postpartum women enrolled in the Protein Plus trial, a cluster-randomized controlled …
Women's experiences of the food environment and their association with fruit and vegetable intake
This analysis examined associations between factors in the food environment and fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake among women living in rural Northern Tanzania. We used cross-sectional data from 2597 women and 1275 food sources. Women's self-reported factors included buying frequency, sources, availability, and convenience. We also measured women's access to F&V sources using geospatial measures of distance and time from home to the reported typic…
Environmental health (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Agriculture (5 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 works) · Tanzania (5 works) · Food security (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Dietary diversity (3 works)