Developing shelf-stable Microbiota Directed Complementary Food (MDCF) prototypes for malnourished children: study protocol for a randomized, single-blinded, clinical study

• Main Authors: Ishita Mostafa (Author), Shah Mohammad Fahim (Author), Subhasish Das (Author), Md Amran Gazi (Author), Md. Mehedi Hasan (Author), Kazi Nazmus Saqeeb (Author), Mustafa Mahfuz (Author), Hannah B. Lynn (Author), Michael J. Barratt (Author), Jeffrey I. Gordon (Author), Tahmeed Ahmed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood undernutrition is a major public health concern that needs special attention to achieve 2025 global nutrition targets. Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), manifest as wasting (low weight-for-height), affects 33 million children under 5, yet there are currently no global...