Reducing environmental enteropathy and child growth faltering: An intervention trial update. A presentation by Steve Luby at FHI360 on June 19, 2014.
Excerpts from the presentation:
What is the evidence that fecal environmental contamination causes stunting?
- Stunting is more common where there is more environmental fecal contamination
- Animal husbandry
- Biological plausibility
Food hygiene may be a particularly important area for attention
- Weaning is a critical nutritional transition
- Exponential bacterial growth
- May contribute importantly to intestinal microbiome
- Fermented foods?
Conclusion
Increasing evidence of linkages between contaminated environment of children and growth faltering
- A dynamic area of active research
- Programmatic implications are less worked out.
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