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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
An energy-dense complementary food is associated with a modest increase in weight gain when compared with a fortified porridge in Malawian children aged 6-18 months
Journal of Nutrition, Volume 138, No. 3, Year 2008
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Poor complementary feeding practices are associated with stunting and growth faltering throughout the developing world. The objective was to compare the effect of using peanut-/soy-based fortified spread (FS) and corn porridge fortified with fish powder (FP) as complementary foods on growth in rural Malawian children. A total of 240 children were enrolled at the age of 6 mo and randomized to receive FS or FP. Both complementary foods provided 836 kJ/d from 6 to 9 mo of age and 1254 kJ/d from 9 to 18 mo of age. Children were followed monthly for anthropometry and fortnightly for the symptoms of fever, cough, or diarrhea until they were 18 mo old. Zn and Se status were assessed at 6 and 12 mo. The primary outcomes were the rates of weight and length gain from 6-12 mo and from 12-18 mo. Children who received FS gained 110 g more (95% CI 220 to 10) from 6-12 mo of age than children receiving FP. Weight gain did not differ between children receiving FS and FP between 12 and 18 mo of age, nor did statural growth from 6 to 12 mo or 12 to 18 mo. A total of 23% of all children were Zn deficient at 6 mo of age and this increased to 37% at 12 mo of age. Neither FS nor FP was associated with significantly improved Zn status. FS was associated with better weight gain from 6-12 mo of age and may be useful in conjunction with additional interventions to improve infant growth in the developing world. © 2008 American Society for Nutrition.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lin, Carol A.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Manary, Mark J.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
United States, Houston
Usda Ars Children's Nutrition Research Center
Maleta, Kenneth Mphatso
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Briend, André
France, Marseille
Ird Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement
Ashorn, Per A.
Finland, Tampere
University Hospital of Tampere
Finland, Tampere
University of Tampere, Medical School
Statistics
Citations: 76
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/jn/138.3.593
ISSN:
00223166
Research Areas
Food Security
Maternal And Child Health