Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Socio demographic, economic and lifestyle predictors of high adiposity among primary school children aged 8-9 years in Colombo Municipal area

Kalaichelvi T, Lanerolle P, Samaranayake D, Thoradeniya T, Wickramasinghe P

Ceylon Journal of Medical Sciences.

Publication year: 2022

Global, regional and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Miller V, Reedy J, Cudhea F et al &Global Dietary Database membership: Lanerolle P.

The Lancet Planetary Health. 2022: 6(3), (e243-e256).

Publication year: 2022

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

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Kalaichelvi T, Lanerolle P, Samaranayake D, Thoradeniya T, Wickramasinghe P.

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2022;51

Publication year: 2022

Validation of accelerometer-based energy expenditure equations using doubly labelled water technique in 11-13 year-old Sri Lankan children

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Dabare HPM, Wickramasinghe VP, Waidyatilaka PHIU, Devi S, Kurpad AV, Samaranayake D, de Lanerolle-dias M, Wickremasinghe R, Hills AP, Lanerolle P.

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2021;50(4):637-643.

Publication year: 2021

Micronutrient status and associated factors of adiposity in primary school children with normal and high body fat in Colombo municipal area, Sri Lanka

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Thillan, K., Lanerolle, P., Thoradeniya, T.

BMC Pediatr 21, 14 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02473-3

Publication year: 2021

Is abdominal adiposity in healthy Sri Lankan neonates different from the rest of the world?

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Lucas MN, Lanerolle P, Senarath U, Hills A and Wickramasinghe P

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Publication year: 2021

"Development of a New Equation for the Prediction of Resting Metabolic Rate in Sri Lankan Adults"

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Pathima Fairoosa, Pulani Lanerolle, Maduka De Lanerolle-Dias, V. Pujitha Wickramasinghe, Indu Waidyatilaka

International Journal of Endocrinology, vol. 2021, Article ID 4170137, 8 pages, 2021.

Publication year: 2021

School-based physical activity intervention in 11-13-year-old adolescents

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Dabare HPM, Waidyatilaka PHIU, Jayawardena R, Wickremasinghe R, Hills AP, Wickramasinghe VP, Lanerolle P

Study Protocol for Cluster Randomized Control Trial. Int J Clin Trials.2019;6 (3)

Publication year: 2020

Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices from birth to 2 years: A longitudinal follow-up study in healthy children from Colombo, Sri Lanka

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Lucas MN, Edirisinghe N, Lanerolle P, Senarath U, Hills AP, Wickramasinghe VP.

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health.

Publication year: 2020

Effect of coconut oil on cardio-metabolic risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies. Diabetes &Metabolic Syndrome

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Jayawardena R., Swarnamali H., Lanerolle P., Ranasinghe P

Clinical Research & Reviews. 14; 2020: 2007-2020 .https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2020.09.033

Publication year: 2020

Birth anthropometry from a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka: differs from the WHO growth standards

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Lucas MN, Lanerolle P, Senarath U, Hills A and Wickramasinghe P

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2020;29(4), 795-802.

Publication year: 2020

Association between early weight gain and later adiposity in Sri Lankan adolescents

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Samaranayake, D., Lanerolle,P., Waidyatilaka, I., de Lanerolle-Dias, M., Hills, AP., Wickremasinghe, AR., Wickramasinghe, VP

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 2020: doi:10.1017/s2040174420000331

Publication year: 2020

Are we practicing Responsive Feeding effectively in Sri Lanka?

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Lucas MN, Lanerolle P Waidyatilaka I, de Lanerolle Dias M, Jayawichrema H

A review. Ceylon Journal of Child Health (in press)

Publication year: 2020

Validation of Equations for the Prediction of Resting Metabolic Rate in Sri Lankan Adults

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Fairoosa P, Waidyatilaka I, de Lanerolle-Dias M, Wickramasinghe P, Lanerolle P

International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. 9(10) DOI

Publication year: 2019

Reducing childhood malnutrition in Bangladesh: The importance of addressing socio-economic inequalities.

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Islam, MR., Rahman, MS., Rahman, MM., Nomura, S., de Silva, A., Lanerolle, P., Jung J Rahman, MM

Public Health Nutrition. 2019; 1-11. doi:10.1017/S136898001900140X

Publication year: 2019

Low dietary intakes, BMI, iron and aerobic endurance among Sri Lankan professional female hockey players

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Peiris A, Lanerolle P, de Silva A

Ceylon Journal of Medical Science. 2019; 55(1): 12-20. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4806-7525 DOI:

Publication year: 2019

Heat Degradation of α-Tocopherol in Sri Lankan Commercially available Palm Olein

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Fairoosa P, Waidyatilaka I, de Lanerolle-Dias M, Lanerolle P

Health Sciences.2019; 8(9): 95-102

Publication year: 2019

Diabetes mellitus, lifestyle and nutrition in urban women: need for baseline knowledge attitudes and practices guided programs

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Waidyatilaka I., Lanerolle P.,de Silva A., Wickremasinghe R., Somasundaram N., Atukorala S

Health sciences.2019; 8(7): 142-27

Publication year: 2019

A simple screening tool to identify women with previously undiagnosed prediabetes and diabetes mellitus in the community

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Waidyatilaka I, Lanerolle P, Atukorala S, Wickremasinghe R, Somasundaram N, de Silva A

Int J Clin Trials 2019;6(4):191-7.

Publication year: 2019

Global Dietary Database 2017: data availability and gaps on 54 major foods, beverages and nutrients among 5.6 million children and adults from 1220 surveys worldwide

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Miller V, Singh G, OnopaJ et al & Global dietary database membership: Lanerolle P.

British Medical Journal- global health.

Publication year: 2017

Association of iron and vitamin A status with birth weight and anaemia among 6 month old infants in an urban population of Sri Lanka

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Wickramasinghe VP, Lanerolle P, Arambepola C, Thoradeniya Y, Mendis D and Dinesha T

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 2017 45(2):113- 120. DOI

Publication year: 2017

A field tool for prediction of body fat in Sri Lankan women: skinfold thickness equation

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Waidyatilaka, I., de Silva, A., de Lanerolle-Dias, M., Atukorala, S. and Lanerolle, P

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2016 35(1), p.31.

Publication year: 2016

Urbanisation, dietary patterns and body composition changes in adolescent girls: a descriptive cross sectional study.

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

de Lanerolle-Dias, M., Lanerolle, P., Atukorala, S. and de Silva, A

BMC Nutrition, 2015 1(1), 1

Publication year: 2015

Lifestyle patterns and dysglycaemic risk in urban Sri Lankan women

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Waidyatilaka I, de Silva A, de Lanerolle-Dias M, Wickremasinghe R, Atukorala S, Somasundaram N, Lanerolle P

British Journal of Nutrition, 2014 doi:10.1017/S0007114514001676

Publication year: 2014

Sedentary behaviour and physical activity in Asians: time to review current recommendations?

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Waidyatilaka I, de Silva A, Lanerolle P, Wickremesinghe R, Somasunderam N, Atukorala S

PLOS ONE Published:March05,2013. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone. 0058328.

Publication year: 2013

Food models for portion size estimation of Asian foods

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Lanerolle P, Thoradeniya T, de Silva A

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 2013; 26(4):380-6. doi:10.1111/jhn.12063

Publication year: 2013

Body composition in urban South Asian women; development of a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis prediction equation

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Waidyatilaka I, de Silva A, Lanerolle P, de Lanerolle-Dias M, Atukorala S

Annals of Human Biology 2013;40(4):360-7. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2013.787120

Publication year: 2013

Portion size estimation aids for Asian foods

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Thoradeniya T, de Silva A, Arambepola C, Atukorala S, Lanerolle P

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 2012;25(5):497-504

Publication year: 2012

Micronutrient status of female adolescent school dropouts

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

de Lanerolle-Dias M, de Silva A, Lanerolle P, Arambepola C, Atukorala S

Ceylon Medical Journal. 2012;57:74-78

Publication year: 2012

Enhancing the accuracy of bioimpedence analysis in assessing total body water

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

de Lanerolle-Dias M, Lanerolle P, Atukorala S, de Silva A

Int. J. of Body Comp Research 2012;10(1):29-34

Publication year: 2012

Professor Pulani Lanerolle