Gastrointestinal and respiratory morbidity when introducing eggs as complementary food: a randomised controlled trial in South African infants

Abstract We investigated the incidence and duration of morbidity symptoms among infants aged 6 to 9 months from a low socioeconomic community receiving one egg daily for 6 months. This was a secondary outcome of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of 500 infants conducted in Jouberton, South Africa....

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Main Authors: Regina Nakiranda, Linda Malan, Hannah Ricci, Herculina S. Kruger, Arista Nienaber, Marina Visser, Cristian Ricci, Mieke Faber, Cornelius M. Smuts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76169-4
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