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Lysine-fortified wheat flour improves the nutritional and immunological status of wheat-eating families in northern China

Zhao, Wenhua, Zhai, Fengying, Zhang, Ding, An, Yunqing, Liu, Ying, He, Yuna, Ge, Keyou, Scrimshaw, Nevin S.·2004·Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the fortification of wheat flour with lysine on selected health indicators among farm families obtaining 58% to 67% of their dietary protein from wheat. A man, a woman, and a child aged 5 to 12 years were studied from each of 88 families in a village near Huixian City, Henan Province, China. Half of the families received wheat flour fortified with 3 g of lysine per kilogram for three months, and the other half received wheat flour without fortification. The results showed a significantly greater gain in the height and weight of children receiving lysine-fortified wheat flour. Hemoglobin values were not affected. The mean prealbumin values of adult men and women were higher in those receiving lysine. The numbers of CD3 T cells increased significantly in women and children, as did the complement fraction C3 and IgG in men, IgA in women, and IgG, IgA, IgM, and C3 in children. These results indicate that lysine fortification of wheat flour can significantly improve some indicators of the nutritional status and immune function of family members consuming a wheat-based diet.

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  • Lysine fortification has been demonstrated as an effective method of supporting growth and lean mass accrual.

    “Lysine fortification has been demonstrated as an effective method of supporting growth and lean mass accrual [[102], [103], [104]].”

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Authors
Zhao, W., Zhai, F., Zhang, D., An, Y., Liu, Y., He, Y., Ge, K., & Scrimshaw, N. S.
Affiliations
  • Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene in the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine in Beijing, China.
  • Henan Provincial Health and Anti-Epidemic Station in Zhengzhou, China.
  • Capital Medical University (CN)
  • United Nations University (JP)
Corresponding author
Scrimshaw, Nevin S.
Venue
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Published
2004-01
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
123-129
ISSN
  • 0379-5721 (ISSN-L)
  • 1564-8265
OpenAlex
W2290111973
Cited by
58
References
12
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2
FWCI
1.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Food and Nutrition Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food and Agricultural Sciences
Keywords
wheat flour, food fortification, nutritional status, immune function, child growth, prealbumin, hemoglobin, CD3+ T cells, complement C3, immunoglobulins, wheat-based diets, rural households, Henan Province
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Anthropometry, Blood Proteins, Child, Child, Preschool, China, Diet, Double-Blind Method, Female, Flour, Food, Fortified, Humans, Immunity, Interleukin-2, Lymphocyte Activation, Lysine, Male, Nutritional Status, T-Lymphocytes, Triticum

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