Journal of Nutrition, April 2009
Supplementary Feeding with Fortified Spreads Results in Higher
Recovery Rates than with a Corn/Soy Blend in Moderately Wasted Children (2009)
Moderately wasted children in sub-Saharan Africa are typically
treated with corn/soy blended flour (CSB), but this intervention
has has limited effectiveness. This document
presents results from a randomized clinical effectiveness trial showing that
moderately wasted children who received fortified spreads—energy-dense, lipid-based pastes with
added powdered micronutrients—were more likely to recover than those who received CSB.
FANTA-2 worked with the Washington University School of Medicine, the University
of Malawi, and the Baylor College of Medicine on the study, which was
funded by the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID)
Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition and Office of HIV/AIDS,
both in the Bureau for Global Health.
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