Stanley Howard Zlotkin, is a Canadian Professor of

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, Public Health Sciences and

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Sciences at the

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Life and career

Zlotkin holds an undergraduate degree in ecology from the

, a

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from

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(

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), and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the

. He also received a Paediatric Fellowship (

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) from

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. As part of his career as a clinical nutritionist at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Zlotkin was Head of the multi-faceted Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition for two five-year terms between 1998 and 2008, and was followed in July 2008 by Dr. Anne Griffiths. Zlotkin is currently head of SickKids' Centre for Global Child Health.

Achievements and honours

Zlotkin is a frequent consultant to governments and

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agencies on issues related to paediatric nutrition. He received the ''H J Heinz Humanitarian Award'' in 2001 for his international contribution to the health of children globally, The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) awarded him the ''CIHR National

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Award'' in 2006 for "outstanding contributions to the health of children worldwide". In 2006 was awarded the

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for his contributions to improving the lives of children, including his work on Sprinkles, a nutrient-packed powder that mothers around the world add to baby food to prevent anemia and other ailments. In 2007 he received the International

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. In January 2016, he was awarded

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Research interests

His research interests involve: * Examining mineral requirements and metabolism in premature and full-term infants, especially iron. * Clinical trials to treat and prevent iron and vitamin A deficiency. * Establishing evidence-based nutrition public policy. He has active research in Canada (supported by ''

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'' and the CDC), Ghana (supported by the ''CIHR''), Mongolia (supported by ''World Vision'' and the ''H J Heinz Foundation'') and India (supported by the ''CIHR''). He is the inaugural Chief of the Centre for Global Child Heath at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.

References

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