Egg supplementation for 24 weeks does not improve linear growth or reduce small intestinal permeability in Sierra Leonean children with moderate wasting: a randomized, blinded, controlled trial
Supplementation with whole egg powder for 24 wk, while providing ample amounts of essential amino acids, did not improve linear growth or reduce small intestinal permeability when compared with corn flour in children with MAM. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT06002438.
Authors
- D Taylor Hendrixson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-3571)
- Kevin Stephenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-1062)
- Monique M. Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-1910)
- Donna Wegner
- Aminata Shamit Koroma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9288-8542)
- Mohamed Tabita Kamara
- Lucia Kwak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-983X)
- Mark Manary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2733-9568)
- Xuntian Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9048-7294)
- Eliza Kleban
- A. Lee
- Alex Greenfeld
Institutions
- University of Sierra Leone (SL)
- University of Washington (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.08.019
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00