Keywords
head circumference (HC)-for-age, animal-source foodsAgainst, stunting, anaemia
ANAEMIA, SECONDARY
Although the global prevalence of childhood stunting is decreasing gradually, it continues to remain high in Asia and sub-Saharan AfricaChicken eggs (hereafter ‘egg’) have been identified as easily accessible and relatively more affordable in comparison to other animal-source foodsAgainst this background, the primary aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of daily egg consumption on length-for-age Z-score (LAZ) and the prevalence of stunting of infants from a low socioeconomic community in South Africa. The secondary aim was to assess the effect of egg consumption on weight-for-age (WAZ), weight-for-length (WLZ), mid-upper arm circumference-for-age (MUACZ) and head circumference (HC)-for-age (HCZ) Z-scores, gross motor milestones development, anaemia and iron status of infants from a low socioeconomic community in South Africa.