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  • 标题:Weaning and stunting affect nitrogen and carbon stable isotope natural abundances in the hair of young children
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  • 作者:Trenton Dailey-Chwalibóg ; Jean-François Huneau ; Véronique Mathé
  • 期刊名称:Scientific Reports
  • 电子版ISSN:2045-2322
  • 出版年度:2020
  • 卷号:10
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:1-10
  • DOI:10.1038/s41598-020-59402-8
  • 出版社:Springer Nature
  • 摘要:Natural abundances of stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes (δ 15 N and δ 13 C) can vary with both dietary intake and metabolic (specifically catabolic) state. In low-income countries, weaning is a period of dietary transition from milk to plant-based foods and a high-risk period for malnutrition. We explored how diet and malnutrition impact hair δ 15 N and δ 13 C in young children by an observational, cross-sectional study in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh [255 children, 6–59 months with 19.6% wasted (7.1% severely) and 36% stunted (9.8% severely)]. Hair δ 15 N and δ 13 C exhibited exponential decreases with age, with the loss of one trophic level (3.3‰ and 0.8‰, respectively) from 6 to 48 months, which we associate with the shift from exclusive breastfeeding to complete weaning. After adjustment for age and breastfeeding status, hair isotopic values were unaffected by wasting but lower in severe stunting (−0.45‰ to −0.6‰, P  < 0.01). In this population of young children, whose isotopic values in hair primarily depended on age, we failed to observe any effect of wasting, likely due to opposite, compensating effects between dietary and metabolic changes involved. In contrast, we evidenced low δ 15 N and δ 13 C values in severely stunted children that likely indicate chronic exposure to diets low in animal products.
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