Renuka Jayatissa

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Journal Publications

• Jayatissa R and Piyasena CL. Effect of daily and weekly iron supplementation. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 1999; 20(4), December.
• Jayatissa R, Fernando DN and Wijesingha S. Development of Screening test to detect anaemia among pregnant women. Journal of the college of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, Vol. 6:2001.
• Pathmeshwaran, Jayatissa R, Samarasingha S, Liyanage P, De Silva N. Learning achievement and health Nutrition status of schoolchildren, Ceylon Medical Journal, August. 2005.
• Jayatissa R, Gunathilaka MM and Fernando DN. Iodine nutrition status among schoolchildren after salt iodisation, Ceylon Medical Journal, February, 2006.
• Jayatissa R, Bekele A, Piyasena CL, Mahamithawa S. Nutritional status among children under five and pregnant women affected by Tsunami, Food and Nutrition Bulletin. June, 2006.
• Jayatissa R, Ranbanda JM. Challenges of nutritional problems among school adolescents, Food and Nutrition Bulletin. June, 2006.
• Jayatissa R, Bekele A, Kethiswaran A, and De Silva A. H. Community-based management of severe and moderate acute malnutrition during emergencies in Sri Lanka: Challenges of implementation. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 33, no. 4 © 2012
• R Jayatissa , Y Yamori, AH De Silva, M Mori, S Gunawardana, U De Silva, JM Ranbanda. Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in an urban and rural adult population in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism 2014; 4: 9-16 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sjdem.v4i1.7241
• Scammell, K., Noble, D. J., Rasanathan, K., O’Connell, T., Ahmed, A. S., Begkoyian, G., Goldner, T., Jayatissa, R., Kuppens, L., Raaijmakers, H., Simbeye, I. V., Varkey, S., & Chopra, M. (2016). A landscape analysis of universal health coverage for mothers and children in South Asia. BMJ Global Health, 1(1), e000017. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2015-000017
• Jayatissa, R., & Wickramage, K. (2016). What Effect Does International Migration Have on the Nutritional Status and Child Care Practices of Children Left Behind? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(2), 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13020218
• Jayatissa R, Weerasekara WMSK, Ganga MWDWL, Jayaweera JRT, Pigera ADGSB, Samarasekara TG, Saparamadu AAGH, Kurukulasuriya S, MallawaArachchi S, Jayasekara P and Rushdi A. Disease-related adult malnutrition in tertiary health care settings in Sri Lanka. Integr Food Nutr Metab, 4(6);2017:1-4
• Bhutta, Z. A., Bang, A., Afsana, K., Gyawali, B., Mirzazada, S., & Jayatissa, R. (2018). Rethinking community-based strategies to tackle health inequities in South Asia. BMJ, k4884. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4884
• Hettiarachchi, J., Jayatissa, R., Wickramasinghe, S. C., & Wijeywardena, K. (2018). Overweight and obesity among adolescent school children in the Colombo education zone. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, 5(1), 63. https://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8177
• Perkins, J. M., Jayatissa, R., & Subramanian, S. V. (2018). Dietary diversity and anthropometric status and failure among infants and young children in Sri Lanka. Nutrition, 55-56, 76–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2018.03.049
• Janitha Hettiarachchi, Jayatissa R, Wickramasinghe SC, Wijewardena K. Overweight and obesity among adolescent school children in the Colombo education zone. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. 2018;5(1):E63 1-7.
• Jayatissa R and Fernando DN. Supplementation of micronutrients in children and food fortification initiatives in Sri Lanka: Benefits versus risks. ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 2018:1-14. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13987
• Perera DRG, Gunawardana D. Jayatissa R. Silva BG. Iron Content of Some Popular Cooked Foods Consumed by the Rural School Children in Sri Lanka. Journal of Food Quality. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6972745
• Renuka Jayatissa, Sarath Lekamwasam, Jayawardana M Ranbanda, Samantha Ranasingha, Amila G Perera , Krishan H De Silva. Vitamin D deficiency among children aged 10-18 years in Sri Lanka Ceylon Medical Journal 2019; 64: 146-154 DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v64i4.8991
• H Amadoru, Dias, A. R., None K.R.N.Wijesiri, None P.M.Gamage, Perera, T. R., De, A. P. N., S.N. Liyanage, Arunie Kokila Malwatta, A Ravikaran, Mahesh, P. K. B., None K.M.V.R.Alles, Wasana Sooriyarachch, Sumudu P.R. Siriwardena, Prasanna Jayasekara, Renuka Jayatissa, R.Y. De Silva, & A.D. Kapuruge. (2020). Excessive amounts of salt consumption and atheroma formation among patients awaiting coronary-artery-bypass-grafting at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Research Square (Research Square). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-82633/v1
• Jayatissa, R., Gorstein, J., Okosieme, O. E., Lazarus, J. H., & Premawardhana, L. D. (2020). Stable Iodine Nutrition During Two Decades of Continuous Universal Salt Iodisation in Sri Lanka. Nutrients, 12(4), 1109. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041109
• HMSL Jayasekara, TG Samarasekara, SN Perera, Renuka Jayatissa, KH De Silva. Malnutrition in Children with Congenital Heart Disease – is it a concern? Sri Lankan Journal of Cardiology. Volume 3: Issue 2- June 2020.
• Jayatissa R, Santos JA, Rannan-Eliya RP, Trieu K, Perera AG, De Alwis N, Ranasingha S, Ranbanda J, De Silva KH. An alternative approach to monitor the national salt reduction efforts and status in Sri Lanka: recommendations for action. J. Natn. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka 2020 48 (3), Accepted for publication.
• Jayatissa, R., Yamori, Y., De Silva, A., Mori, M., De Silva, P., & De Silva, K. (2020). Estimation of salt intake, potassium intake, and sodium-to-potassium ratio by 24-hour urinary excretion: an urban rural study in Sri Lanka. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.17.20068833
• Jayatissa, R., Herath, H. P., Perera, A. G., Dayaratne, T. T., De Alwis, N. D., & Nanayakkara, H. P. L. K. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on child malnutrition, obesity in women and household food insecurity in underserved urban settlements in Sri Lanka: a prospective follow-up study. Public Health Nutrition, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980021001841
• Jayatissa R, Okosieme OE, Ranasinghe S, Carter JL, Gunatunga IP, Lazarus JH, Premawardhana LD. Thyroid Autoimmunity and Dysfunction in Sri Lankan Children and Adolescents After 22 Years of Sustained Universal Salt Iodization. Thyroid. 2021 Feb 15. doi: 10.1089/thy.2020.0798
• Jayatissa R, Haturusinghe C, Knowles J, odling K, Gorstein J (2021) Estimated contribution of most commonly consumed industrialized processed foods to salt intake and iodine intakes in Sri Lanka. PLoS ONE 16(9):e0257488. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257488
• Jayatissa R. Translation of evidence into practice: public health nutrition research. Journal of College of Community Physicians in Sri Lanka 2021, 27 (1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/jccpsl.v27i1.8417
• Shamara Perera, A. Buddhika G. Silva, Yashora Amarathunga, Shiromi De Silva, Renuka Jayatissa, Ashoka Gamage, Othmane Merah and Terrence Madhujith. Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Selected Underutilized Fruits Grown in Sri Lanka. Agronomy 2022, 12(5), 1073; doi: 10.3390/agronomy12051073
• Jayatissa, R., Wickramage, K., Denuwara, B. H., Herath, H., Jayawardana, R., Perera, A. G., & De Alwis, N. (2022). When husband migrate: effects of international migration of husbands on fetal outcomes, body mass index and gestational weight of female spouses that stay behind. BMC Public Health, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12615-0
• Gunarathne, R., Mendis, E., Jayatissa, R., & Buddhika, S., A. (2022). Determination of fat, salt and sodium contents of selected fast food items available for sale in Colombo city, Sri Lanka: An approach to color coding of fast foods. Uni-Kassel.de. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-202110144891
• Perera, S., Silva, A. B. G., Amarathunga, Y., De Silva, S., Jayatissa, R., Gamage, A., Merah, O., & Madhujith, T. (2022). Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Selected Underutilized Fruits Grown in Sri Lanka. Agronomy, 12(5), 1073. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12051073
• N.P.S. Jayathissa, Silva, A. B. G., W.M.T. Madhujith, P.G.S.M. De Silva, & R. Jayatissa. (2023). Comparison of physicochemical and sensory properties of African butter seed (Pentadesma butyracea) and cocoa fats for potential use in future food applications. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 51(1), 69–69. https://doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v51i1.10982
• Rannan-Eliya, R. P., Wijemunige, N., Perera, P., Kapuge, Y., Gunawardana, N., Sigera, C., Jayatissa, R., Herath, H. M. M., Gamage, A., Weerawardena, N., Sivagnanam, I., Dalpatadu, S., Samarage, S., Samarakoon, U., Samaranayake, N., Pullenayegam, C., & Perera, B. (2023). Prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Sri Lanka: a new global hotspot–estimates from the Sri Lanka Health and Ageing Survey 2018/2019. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 11(1), e003160. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-003160
• Jayatissa R, Jayawardana R, Perera A, De Alwis N, Abeysingha D, De Silva KH. Nutritional status and dietary intake of the population aged 1-60 years during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka Ceylon Medical Journal 2023.
• Fernandopulle, A. N. R., Rushdie, A., Matthias, A. T., Nawarathne, N. M. M., & Jayatissa, R. (2023). Endoscopic Intra gastric Balloon placement for Obesity: Case series of the first five balloons placed in Sri lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery, 41(2), 32–34. https://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v41i2.9055
• Silva, A. B. G., Renuka Jayatissa, Pathirathne, S., None Wijelath Arachchige Gihan Erandika Wijelath, & None W.A. Deepthi Nayananjalie. (2023). Determination of protein content in cooked foods consumed by toddlers aged 1-2 years in Sri Lanka. Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 26(02). https://doi.org/10.31357/vjs.v26i02.6805
• Cederholm, T., Jensen, G. L., Ballesteros-Pomar, M. D., Blaauw, R., Isabel, M., Cuerda, C., Evans, D. C., Fukushima, R., Ochoa, J. B., Maria Cristina Gonzalez, A. Van Gossum, Gramlich, L., Hartono, J., Heymsfield, S. B., Harriët Jager‐Wittenaar, Renuka Jayatissa, Keller, H., Malone, A., Manzanares, W., & M. Molly McMahon. (2023). Guidance for Assessment of the Inflammation Etiologic Criterion for the Global Leadership Initiative (GLIM) on Diagnosis of Malnutrition: A Modified Delphi Approach. Clinical Nutrition, 43(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2023.11.026
• Jayatissa, R., Perera, A., & De Alwis, N. (2023). National Nutrition and Micronutrient Survey in Sri Lanka: 2022. Link to report
• Singh, N., Scott, S., Kumar, N., Ramani, G., Marshall, Q., Sinclair, K., Saman Kalupahana, Fernando, M., Silva, R., Perera, S., Renuka Jayatissa, & Olney, D. K. (2023). Food Insecurity and Perceived Effects of COVID-19 on Livelihoods in Rural Sri Lanka. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/03795721231197249
• Joyce, C. A., Aulo Gelli, Caswell, B. L., Hess, S. Y., Hasara Sitisekara, Tan, X., Renuka Jayatissa, Peiris, K., Silva, R., & Olney, D. K. (2024). An Assessment of Dietary Patterns and Micronutrient Intake Among Farming Adults in Rural Sri Lanka. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8, 102709–102709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102709
• Željko Krznarić, Darija Vranešić Bender, Milena Blaž Kovač, Cuerda, C., Annemieke van Ginkel-Res, Hiesmayr, M., Marinho, A., Mendive, J., Monteiro, I., Matthias Pirlich, Jayatissa Renuka, Nada Rotovnik Kozjek, Schneider, S., Chourdakis, M., Barazzoni, R., Mahmoud, A., Irene, A., Julia, A., Isabel, M., & Dams Karolien. (2024). Clinical nutrition in primary care: ESPEN position paper. Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2024.02.017
• Pineda, E., Petya Atanasova, Nalinda Tharanga Wellappuli, Kusuma, D., Herath, H., Alexa Blair Segal, Vandevijvere, S., Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Afzal, S., Akter, F., Aziz, F., Gupta, A., Abu Abdullah Hanif, Hasan, M., Renuka Jayatissa, Jha, S., Jha, V., Prasad Katulanda, & Khadija Irfan Khawaja. (2024). Policy implementation and recommended actions to create healthy food environments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): a comparative analysis in South Asia. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 26, 100428–100428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100428
• Jensen, G. L., Cederholm, T., Ballesteros-Pomar, M. D., Blaauw, R., Isabel, M., Cuerda, C., Evans, D. C., Fukushima, R., Ochoa, J. B., Maria Cristina Gonzalez, A. Van Gossum, Gramlich, L., Hartono, J., Heymsfield, S. B., Harriët Jager‐Wittenaar, Renuka Jayatissa, Keller, H., Malone, A., Manzanares, W., & M. Molly McMahon. (2024). Guidance for assessment of the inflammation etiologic criterion for the GLIM diagnosis of malnutrition: A modified Delphi approach. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.2590
• Rannan-Eliya, R. P., Dissanayake, V. H., Perera, P., Perera, B., Herath, M., Nilmini Wijemunige, Dalpatadu, S., Sarath Samarage, Gamage, A., Renuka Jayatissa, & Fernando, E. Y. (2024). Cohort Profile: The Sri Lanka Health and Ageing Study (SLHAS). International Journal of Epidemiology, 53(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyae044
• Jayatissa R., Silva B.G., Amaratunga Y.N. (2024). Acceptability of locally produced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) among children aged 2-4 years in Sri Lanka. World Nutrition,15(3), September; 56–62. https://doi.org/10.26596/wn.202415356-62
• Atapattu, N., Jayatissa, R., de Silva, H., Adlan, M. A., Obuobie, E. K., & Premawardhana, L. D. (2024). Thyroid Autoimmunity During Universal Salt Iodisation—Possible Short-Term Modulation with Longer-Term Stability. Nutrients, 16(24), 4299. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16244299
• S. A. C. Dalpatadu, S. A. K. Navamani, R. Jayatissa, & K. C. S. Dalpatadu. (2024). Compliance With Diet and Physical Activity Recommendations Among Obese Patients Seeking Nutritional Therapy: A Hospital-Based Study in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 33(3), 19–27. https://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v33i3.544
• Joyce, C. A., Caswell, B. L., Gelli, A., Hess, S. Y., Sitisekara, H., Stewart, C. P., Tan, X., Jayatissa, R., Peiris, K., Silva, R., & Olney, D. K. (2025). Dietary Intake and Micronutrient Adequacy among Adults in Rural Sri Lanka: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Baseline Survey. Public Health Nutrition, 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980025000072
• Jayatissa, R., Jayawardana, R., Abeysinghe, D., & De Silva, K. H. (2025). Diet healthiness and double burden of malnutrition among women aged 15-49 years: a global monitoring tool approach using national dietary data in Sri Lanka. BMJ nutrition, prevention & health, 8(1), e001194. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2025-001194