Bug snacks for better health? study tests cricket crackers on kids

NCT ID NCT07439185

Summary

This study aims to see if eating crackers made with cricket and black soldier fly larvae can improve the health of schoolchildren in Madagascar. Researchers will give the crackers to about 650 children aged 9-13 for 14 weeks to measure changes in their gut bacteria, inflammation, and iron levels. The goal is to find a low-cost, sustainable food to help fight common problems like malnutrition and anemia.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • FSRP Sschools

    Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar

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