Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries : a four-country randomized trial

1996

Article

Simondon Kirsten, Gartner Agnès, Berger J., Cornu André, Massamba J.P., San Miguel J.L., Ly C., Misotte I., Simondon François, Traissac Pierre, Delpeuch Francis, Maire Bernard

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1996, 64 (4), p. 537-545 ISSN 0002-9165

The effect of supplementation on growth was tested by means of four similar controlled randomized trials in the Congo (n = 120), Senegal (n = 110), Bolivie (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 the 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. (Résumé d'auteur)

Enquêtes nutritionnelles et surveillance nutritionnelles [054EPINUT02]

SUPPLEMENTATION ; LAIT MATERNEL ; CONSOMMATION ALIMENTAIRE ; ANTHROPOMETRIE NUTRITIONNELLE ; MORBIDITE ; NOURRISSON ; ETUDE COMPARATIVE ; BOUILLIE DE SEVRAGE

CONGO ; SENEGAL ; BOLIVIE ; NOUVELLE CALEDONIE

Fonds IRD [F B010007526] ; Dakar ; La Paz ; Montpellier (Centre IRD)

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