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Biofortified crops could provide a sustainable approach to addressing #irondeficiency while maintaining healthy microbiome development in early life, with implications for immune development, metabolic #health & disease prevention: doi.org/10.1038/s414... #nutrition #biofortification #children
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Effect of a complementary feeding intervention based on iron- and zinc-biofortified pearl millet on the gut microbiota in 12–18-month-old children: a randomized trial - Nature Communications
In this randomized trial, the authors report that biofortified pearl millet is a potentially sustainable, climate-smart, and microbiome-friendly solution to improve micronutrient status in 12−18 month...
