Protein-quality evaluation of complementary foods in Indian children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The types of food in complementary feeding of infants and young children are important for growth and development. Food protein quality, as measured by the Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS), requires the determination of true ileal digestibility of indispensable amino acids (IAAs) in children.

Objectives

First, the aim of this study was to measure the true ileal IAA digestibility of 4 (rice, finger millet, mung bean, and hen egg) commonly consumed complementary foods in children aged <2 y using the dual-isotope tracer method. Second, we calculated the DIAAS of complementary feeding diets and their relation to stunting in a representative Indian rural population.

Design

Rice, finger millet, and mung bean were intrinsically labeled with deuter

SUBMITTER: Shivakumar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6499502 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature