Dear Professor Swaminathan, Dear Dr. Dangour,
As a doctor I have no personal stories to relate but as dealing with Undernutrition in under 5s, we are really worried about the low content of essential amino acids in common grains. Therefore I should answer your two first questions as ‘not aware’.
In respect to the third one I must say that one of the problems using maize or sorghum (Africa) grains is the lack of Lysine in them. As there is a gene (cordapA) that increases the production of Lys and also of other amino acids already tested in maize and available from ISAAA.org, I bring to your consideration the possibility to start a pilot progam using these genetically modified grains.
Should you require further information please contact me again.
Yours sincerely
Manuel Moya
Catedrático E/ E Professor & Head
Chair of the Technical Advisory Group on Nutrition of International Pediatric Association (IPA)
Editor in Chief of IPA Newsletter
Board of Directors of IPA Foundation
Vice-President of European Pediatric Association
Academician of the Real Academia de Medicna
Pediatric Dept. University Miguel Hernández
Ctra Valencia s/n. 03550 S Juan. Alicante. Spain
Manuel Moya