1,044
Participants
Start Date
January 1, 2023
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2024
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2024
Fermented High Zinc Wheat Flour Flatbread
"* Participants in this group will receive flatbreads made from fermented high zinc wheat flour.~* The flatbreads will be prepared using traditional fermentation methods.~* These flatbreads will be provided to participants to consume daily, along with vegetables or pulses (daal), for six days a week over the course of six months."
Unfermented High Zinc Wheat Flour Flatbread
"* Participants in this group will receive flatbreads made from unfermented high zinc wheat flour,~* The flatbreads will not undergo a fermentation process.~* These flatbreads will be provided to participants to consume daily, along with vegetables or pulses (daal), for six days a week over the course of six months."
Post-Harvest Fortified Whole Wheat Flour Flatbread
"* Participants in this group will receive flatbreads made from whole wheat flour fortified post-harvest~* These fortified flatbreads will be provided to participants for daily consumption, along with vegetables or pulses (daal), for six days a week over the course of six months."
Low Zinc Whole Wheat Flour Flatbread (Control Group)
"* Participants in this group will serve as the control group.~* They will receive flatbreads made from whole wheat flour with a low zinc content~* These low zinc flatbreads will be provided to participants for daily consumption, along with vegetables or pulses (daal), for six days a week over the course of six months. six days a week over the course of six months."
Aga Khan University, Karachi
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