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    Relationship between serum aflatoxin concentrations and the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months from Zambia

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    Date
    2019-11-12
    Author
    Alamu, E.O.
    Gondwe, T.
    Akello, J.
    Maziya-Dixon, B.
    Mukanga, M.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    In Zambia, mothers/caregivers feed their children cereal-based complementary foods that are prone to aflatoxin contamination. This study evaluated the relationship between exposure to aflatoxins and the nutritional status of young children. It covered 400 mothers with children aged 6–24 months. Their nutritional status assessed by measuring weight and height using standard procedures. Serum samples analysed for aflatoxin B1-lysine (AFB1-lys), a reliable biomarker of aflatoxin exposure. Child sickness and age, exposure to aflatoxin in foods, and albumin-normalised AFB1-lys level were found to be significantly (p < .05) associated with child stunting except for child age that was not significant at p = .05. Children with an increase in the blood serum aflatoxin B1 lysine adduct are more likely to be stunted. These results have shown that dietary exposure to aflatoxin could lead to an increase in serum aflatoxin concentrations, both of which are associated with stunting.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2019.1689547
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6554
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Alamu Emmanuel Oladejihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6263-1359
    Therese Gondwehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4522-7060
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2019.1689547
    Research Themes
    NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NUTRITION & HUMAN HEALTH; PLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
    IITA Subjects
    Aflatoxin; Food Science; Food Security; Food Systems; Livelihoods; Maize; Nutrition
    Agrovoc Terms
    Aflatoxins; Food Access; Children; Nutritional Status; Maize
    Regions
    Africa; Southern Africa
    Countries
    Zambia
    Journals
    International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
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