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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 baseline and 60.5% at follow-up. Mean difference (MD) of plasma magnesium, selenium, copper, and zinc levels were not different between groups. Plasma iron concentrations were significantly lower in the intervention compared to the control group (MD = - 9.29; 95% CI: - 15.95, - 2.64). Zinc deficiency was widely prevalent in this population. Mineral deficiencies were not addressed with the egg intervention. Further interventions are needed to improve the mineral status of young children.

SUBMITTER: Perez-Plazola M 

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

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Perez-Plazola Marina M   Diaz Jenna J   Stewart Christine P CP   Arnold Charles D CD   Caswell Bess L BL   Lutter Chessa K CK   Werner E Rochelle ER   Maleta Kenneth K   Turner Jay J   Prathibha Pradeep P   Liu Xuan X   Gyimah Emmanuel E   Iannotti Lora L  

Scientific reports 20230424 1


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 = 3  ...[more]

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