Plasma mineral status after a six-month intervention providing one egg per day to young Malawian children: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Mineral deficiencies are common in children living in low-resource areas. Eggs are a rich source of essential nutrients and have been shown to improve growth in young children, although little is known about their impact on mineral status. Children aged 6-9 months (n = 660) were randomized to receive either one egg/day for 6-months or no intervention. Anthropometric data, dietary recalls, and venous blood were collected at baseline and 6-months follow-up. Quantification of plasma minerals (n = 387) was done using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy. Difference-in-difference mean plasma mineral concentrations was determined from baseline and follow-up values and assessed between groups by intention-to-treat using ANCOVA regression models. Prevalence of zinc deficiency was 57.4% at

SUBMITTER: Perez-Plazola M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10125967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature