The WHO estimates 161 million children are stunted worldwide. This review looks at Moringa oleifera leaf powder as a supplement to suppress stunting — and goes a level deeper, into its nutrigenomic and molecular-biology aspects.
Moringa leaf powder is already used in stunting cases (including as breast-milk supplementation), but the molecular mechanisms had not been well reviewed — the gap this paper addresses.
Key points
- Moringa leaf powder is beneficial in suppressing stunting.
- It supplies protein, micronutrients (calcium, iron, vitamins C and E, beta-carotene) and antioxidants (flavonoids, phenolics, glucosinolates, isothiocyanates, saponins).
- The review calls for deeper nutrigenomic and molecular study of these effects.
Why it matters for MORIFA: Combines the high-priority stunting story with cutting-edge nutrigenomics — sophisticated, credible support for moringa leaf powder in the maternal/child-nutrition market central to MORIFA.
Caveat: a literature review; this is research information, not medical advice.
Summary of: (2021). “Nutrigenomic and biomolecular aspect of Moringa oleifera leaf powder supplementation for stunting.” Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology. DOI: 10.22146/jtbb.60113. Summarised by MORIFA; full paper via the link above.