Nutritional Status and Intestinal Microbiota in Children With High Prevalence of Malnutrition Supplemented With a Snack Based on Lupinus mutabilis Sweet – 2022–2023
Objectives: The objective of the present study was to test the potential effect of supplementation with a snack based on L. mutabilis, a traditional, protein rich Andean legume, on the nutritional status and intestinal microbiota of schoolchildren in an area with a high prevalence of malnutrition.
Authors
- Manuel E. Baldeón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1243-7467)
- Marco Fornasini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9574-0823)
- Valeria Carpio
- Paúl Cárdenas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9626-4489)
- Gabriela de Sousa Silva Rios de Sousa Silva Rios
- Julieta Robles
- D Benítez
- Martínez Chávez
- René Espinoza Alvarado
- Karina Pazmiño
- Gabriela Loza
Institutions
- Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo (EC)
- Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (EC)
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Developments in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106245
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03