ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2023
Child Aflatoxin Exposure is Associated with Poor Child Growth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study in Rural Malawi.
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- Level of exposure to aflatoxins during pregnancy and its association with adverse birth outcomes in Africa: a meta-analysis.International health · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review with meta-analysis of the relation of aflatoxin B1 to growth impairment in infants/children.BMC pediatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Mycotoxin contamination in food and feed: Occurrence, co-occurrence, combined impacts on human and animal health, climate change implications, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies.Mycotoxin research · 2026Review
- Food-Borne Environmental Contaminants, Intestinal Injury, and Early Childhood Stunting: A Developmental Toxicology Perspective.Birth defects research · 2026Review
- Effect of eggs on Maya child development and growth: the Saqmolo' Project randomized clinical trial.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
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- The Difficulties in Demonstrating That Aflatoxin Reduction Improves Stunting in Developing World Regions.Toxins · 2026Review
- Mycotoxin contamination in Malawi: A systematic review of progress and trends in contamination, knowledge, attitude, and practices.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
- Early Childhood Dietary Exposure of Aflatoxins and Fumonisins in Tanzania: Role in Child Stunting and Possible Interventions (2003-2024).Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: Aflatoxin (AF) exposure is associated with child growth faltering in cross-sectional studies, with limited findings from longitudinal studies. Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between maternal AF B Methods: AF B Results: In adjusted models, maternal prenatal AF B Conclusions: Child AF exposure was associated with impaired child growth, but maternal AF exposure was not. Exposure during infancy was linked to persistent deficit in head circumference, implying reduced brain size lasting beyond the age of 2 years. Exposure at 18 mo was linked to persistent linear growth deficit. Further research should elucidate mechanisms through which AF affects child growth.
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