Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya
This study is the first to show the significant association between poverty and aflatoxin exposure. Yet, whether or not aflatoxin truly causes child stunting is a question that can only be answered through a rigorous approach, such as a randomized-controlled trial. In the meantime, knowing that the...
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| author | Leroy, Jef L. Wang, Jia-Sheng Jones, Kelly M. |
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| author_facet | Leroy, Jef L. Wang, Jia-Sheng Jones, Kelly M. |
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| description | This study is the first to show the significant association between poverty and aflatoxin exposure. Yet, whether or not aflatoxin truly causes child stunting is a question that can only be answered through a rigorous approach, such as a randomized-controlled trial. In the meantime, knowing that the poorest families are at the greatest health risk from this food-borne toxin suggests that ad-dressing aflatoxin contamination should be a priority for policy-makers concerned about the welfare of the poor. Furthermore, a better understanding of how better-off families manage to miti-gate aflatoxin exposure can be used to develop strategies that pro-tect the poor. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1514802025-11-06T07:38:47Z Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya Leroy, Jef L. Wang, Jia-Sheng Jones, Kelly M. mycotoxins health food stocks storage child health stunting malnutrition aflatoxins nutrition children child growth This study is the first to show the significant association between poverty and aflatoxin exposure. Yet, whether or not aflatoxin truly causes child stunting is a question that can only be answered through a rigorous approach, such as a randomized-controlled trial. In the meantime, knowing that the poorest families are at the greatest health risk from this food-borne toxin suggests that ad-dressing aflatoxin contamination should be a priority for policy-makers concerned about the welfare of the poor. Furthermore, a better understanding of how better-off families manage to miti-gate aflatoxin exposure can be used to develop strategies that pro-tect the poor. 2015-12-31 2024-08-01T02:57:37Z 2024-08-01T02:57:37Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151480 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.039 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Leroy, Jef L.; Wang, Jia-Senhg; and Jones, Kelly M. 2015. Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya. Project Note 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151480 |
| spellingShingle | mycotoxins health food stocks storage child health stunting malnutrition aflatoxins nutrition children child growth Leroy, Jef L. Wang, Jia-Sheng Jones, Kelly M. Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya |
| title | Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya |
| title_full | Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya |
| title_short | Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya |
| title_sort | exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern kenya |
| topic | mycotoxins health food stocks storage child health stunting malnutrition aflatoxins nutrition children child growth |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151480 |
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