Trial reportNutrients2022
Potential of Egg as Complementary Food to Improve Nutrient Intake and Dietary Diversity.
Trial report in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biochemical assessment of the nutritional status of infants, children and adolescents in South Africa (1997-2022): a systematic review.Public health nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Egg consumption and growth in children: a meta-analysis of interventional trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- 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
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- 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
- Effect of a Child-Owned Poultry Intervention Providing Eggs on Nutrition Status and Motor Skills of Young Children in Southern Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized and Controlled Community Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Eggs and Associated Nutrients: Implications for Brain Development and Function From Conception to Early Adulthood: A Narrative Review.Nutrition bulletin · 2026Review
- Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and their contribution to improving complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 months in India: insights from a nationally representative survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Dietary intake and growth of HIV exposed and unexposed 6-12 months old infants in South Africa.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Relationship between Infant Feeding and the Microbiome: Implications for Allergies and Food Intolerances.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- High Dietary Folic Acid Supplementation Reduced the Composition of Fatty Acids and Amino Acids in Fortified Eggs.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Basophil activation test as predictor of severity and threshold of allergic reactions to egg.Allergy · 2024Article
- Comparative analysis of COVID-19 responses in Japan and Africa: diet, phytochemicals, vitamin D, and gut microbiota in reducing mortality-A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Health.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
The original aim was to determine the effect of egg consumption on infant growth in a low socioeconomic community in South Africa in a randomized controlled trial. Enrolment was, however, prematurely stopped due to COVID-19 lockdown regulations. The resultant small sample (egg group n = 70; control group n = 85) was followed up to assess the feasibility of egg consumption for eight months in terms of dietary intake, egg usage and perceived effects of lockdown on child feeding. Egg consumption remained low in the control group, <10% consumed egg ≥4 days/week at the follow-up points. In the egg group, egg was frequently consumed at midpoint (daily 87.1%, 4−6 days 8.1%) and endpoint (daily 53.1%, 4−6 days 21.9%). At endpoint, dietary intake of cholesterol and vitamin D was higher, and intake of niacin and vitamin B6 lower in the egg group compared to the control group. Dietary diversity was low, 36.2% of the egg group and 18.9% of the control group (p < 0.05) achieved minimum dietary diversity at endpoint. No babies developed egg allergy or sensitization, and adjusted regression analysis showed that frequency of egg intake was not related with the incidence or duration of allergy-related symptoms. This study showed that frequent egg consumption can contribute safely to complementary food for babies, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
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