Comparison of Aflatoxin Contamination and Dietary Exposure From Complementary Foods Among Rural Tanzanian Infants Enrolled in the Mycotoxin Mitigation Trial.

ABSTRACT: Dietary aflatoxins (AF) exposure in early childhood may contribute to growth restriction. The Mycotoxin Mitigation Trial (MMT) was a cluster-randomized trial designed to assess the effect of providing low-AF maize and groundnut flours (intervention) on infant growth compared to those consuming typically available flours (standard of care [SoC]). The SoC serves as a control, representing the normal frequency and concentration ranges of AF in this region. MMT initiated at infant age 6 months and ended at 18 months, with the intervention group receiving low-AF flours monthly throughout. This sub-study served as one check point in the MMT to assess if there was a difference in AF frequency and concentration in high-risk foods between the two arms. At the MMT midpoint (infant age 12 months), in

SUBMITTER: Kayanda RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856770 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature