Aflatoxin exposure and child nutrition: measuring anthropometric and long-bone growth over time in Nepal

202046 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Johanna Andrews‐Trevino · Tufts University

Patrick Webb · Tufts University

Gerald Shively · Purdue University West Lafayette

Ahmed Kablan · United States Agency for International Development

Kedar Baral · Patan Academy of Health Sciences

Dale Davis · Helen Keller International Nepal

Krishna Prasad Paudel

Abstract

Our results add to the growing body of evidence confirming chronic aflatoxin exposure and suggest that exposure is significantly correlated with various negative growth outcomes, which may vary by child weight status. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03312049.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volume 113, Issue 4, pp. 874-883

DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa397

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