TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries
T2 - A four-country randomized trial
AU - Simondon, Kirsten B.
AU - Gartner, Agnes
AU - Berger, Jacques
AU - Cornu, André
AU - Massamba, Jean Pierre
AU - San Miguel, José Luis
AU - Ly, Coudy
AU - Missotte, Isabelle
AU - Simondon, François
AU - Traissac, Pierre
AU - Delpeuch, Francis
AU - Maire, Bernard
PY - 1996/10
Y1 - 1996/10
N2 - The effect of supplementation on growth was tested by means of four similar controlled randomized trials in the Congo (n = 120), Senegal (n = 110), Bolivia (n = 127), and New Caledonia (n = 90). Four-month-old infants were randomly allocated to supplement or control groups. A cereal-based precooked porridge was offered twice daily for 3 mo and consumption was monitored. Both groups were free to eat local food. At 7 mo of age, all infants were still breast-fed in the Congo, Senegal, and Bolivia compared with 47% in New Caledonia. Mean daily consumption of the supplement varied among countries (558-790 kJ/d). Mean length at 4 mo was lowest in Bolivia, higher in Senegal and the Congo, and near the National Center for Health Statistics reference in New Caledonia. The mean 4-7-mo length increment was 0.48 cm higher for supplemented than for control infants in Senegal (P < 0.05), whereas weight increments did not differ. No significant effect was found in the other countries.
AB - The effect of supplementation on growth was tested by means of four similar controlled randomized trials in the Congo (n = 120), Senegal (n = 110), Bolivia (n = 127), and New Caledonia (n = 90). Four-month-old infants were randomly allocated to supplement or control groups. A cereal-based precooked porridge was offered twice daily for 3 mo and consumption was monitored. Both groups were free to eat local food. At 7 mo of age, all infants were still breast-fed in the Congo, Senegal, and Bolivia compared with 47% in New Caledonia. Mean daily consumption of the supplement varied among countries (558-790 kJ/d). Mean length at 4 mo was lowest in Bolivia, higher in Senegal and the Congo, and near the National Center for Health Statistics reference in New Caledonia. The mean 4-7-mo length increment was 0.48 cm higher for supplemented than for control infants in Senegal (P < 0.05), whereas weight increments did not differ. No significant effect was found in the other countries.
KW - Nutritional supplementation
KW - controlled trial
KW - developing countries
KW - growth disorders
KW - infancy
KW - intervention
KW - recumbent length
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U2 - 10.1093/ajcn/64.4.537
DO - 10.1093/ajcn/64.4.537
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 8839497
AN - SCOPUS:10144230690
VL - 64
SP - 537
EP - 545
JO - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
SN - 0002-9165
IS - 4
ER -