Trial reportMaternal & child nutrition2021
Impacts of an egg complementary feeding trial on energy intake and dietary diversity in Malawi.
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- Daily egg intake may reduce sensitisation to common allergenic foods among six- to nine-month-old south African infants: A randomized controlled trial.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025Trial
- Effects of egg as an early complementary food on growth of 6- to 9-month-old infants: a randomised controlled trial.Public health nutrition · 2023Trial
- Plasma mineral status after a six-month intervention providing one egg per day to young Malawian children: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Child-Owned Poultry Intervention Effects on Hemoglobin, Anemia, Concurrent Anemia and Stunting, and Morbidity Status of Young Children in Southern Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Community Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Potential of Egg as Complementary Food to Improve Nutrient Intake and Dietary Diversity.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Impacts of an egg intervention on nutrient adequacy among young Malawian children.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Trial
- Impacts of an egg complementary feeding trial on energy intake and dietary diversity in Malawi.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Trial
- Nutritional and bioactive properties of native chicken eggs: Global perspectives on human health implications.Poultry science · 2026Review
- Seasonal Food Availability, Preservation Practices, and Dietary Diversity in Children Under 5 in Western Kenya.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Eggs and Associated Nutrients: Implications for Brain Development and Function From Conception to Early Adulthood: A Narrative Review.Nutrition bulletin · 2026Review
- Effect of eggs on Maya child development and growth: the Saqmolo' Project randomized clinical trial.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Associations of fish and meat intake with iron and anaemia in Malawian children.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- The impact of livestock interventions on nutritional outcomes of children younger than 5 years old and women in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
- The Effects of 1 Egg per Day on Iron and Anemia Status among Young Malawian Children: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Current developments in nutrition · 2022Article
- Plasma Choline Concentration Was Not Increased After a 6-Month Egg Intervention in 6-9-Month-Old Malawian Children: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.Current developments in nutrition · 2022Article
- Using formative research to design context-specific animal source food and multiple micronutrient powder interventions to improve the consumption of micronutrients by infants and young children in Tanzania, Kenya, Bangladesh and Pakistan.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Complementary feeding diets in low- and middle-income countries are generally inadequate to meet requirements for growth and development. Food-based interventions may prevent nutrient inadequacies provided that they do not displace other nutrient-rich foods. We conducted a randomized controlled trial in rural Malawi in which 660 children aged 6 to 9 months were provided an egg a day for 6 months or assigned to a control group. Dietary intake of complementary foods and drinks was assessed at baseline, 3-month midline and 6-month endline visits using a tablet-based multipass 24-h recall. Up to two repeat recalls were collected at each time point in a subsample of 100 children per treatment group. At midline and endline, usual energy intake from eggs was about 30 kcal/day higher in the egg group compared with controls (p < 0.0001). Compared with controls, children in the egg group were over nine times more likely to consume eggs at midline and endline. There was a comparable, but nonsignificant, greater total usual energy intake from complementary foods of 30 kcal/day at midline (p = 0.128) and 36 kcal/day at endline (p = 0.087). There also was a displacement of 7 kcal/day in legumes and nuts in children at endline (p = 0.059). At midline and endline, more than 80% of children in the egg group consumed a minimally diverse diet compared with 53% at midline and 60% at endline in the control group. This study illustrates that mothers in the egg group fed eggs to young children on a regular basis without substantial displacement of other complementary foods.
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