Tauqeer Hussain|Shaid Abbas|Mushtaq Ahmad Khan|Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Lysine Fortification of Wheat Flour Improves Selected Indices of the Nutritional Status of Predominantly Cereal-Eating Families in Pakistan
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar|National Institute of Health|Government of Pakistan|United Nations University
wheat provides 50 protein calorie intake population pakistan legumes animal protein could complement amino acid pattern wheat lysine first limiting amino acid utilization protein affordable members lower socioeconomic groups developing countries purpose study determine whether lysine fortification wheat flour would positive impact populations consuming predominantly wheatbased diet doubleblind study carried three months outskirts peshawar pakistan forty families received wheat flour fortified lysine 40 families received wheat flour without lysine wheat provided 59 protein men 65 women 58 children weight height children groups increased study increase significantly greater lysine group hemoglobin increased significantly women receiving lysinefortified flour transferrin levels increased significantly men women children lysine group compared control group prealbumin increased significantly adults receiving additional lysine decreased children men women children lysinesupplemented families significant increases cd4 cd8 complement c3 compared controls results indicate lysine fortification wheat flour significantly improve sensitive indicators nutritional status population consuming diet 58 65 protein depending age sex supplied wheat