Simondon Kirsten auteur aut IRD Gartner Agnès auteur aut IRD Berger J. auteur aut IRD Cornu André auteur aut IRD Massamba J.P. auteur aut IRD San Miguel J.L. auteur aut IRD Ly C. auteur aut IRD Misotte I. auteur aut IRD Simondon François auteur aut IRD Traissac Pierre auteur aut IRD Delpeuch Francis auteur aut IRD Maire Bernard auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access 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) specialized SUPPLEMENTATION LAIT MATERNEL CONSOMMATION ALIMENTAIRE ANTHROPOMETRIE NUTRITIONNELLE MORBIDITE NOURRISSON ETUDE COMPARATIVE BOUILLIE DE SEVRAGE CONGO SENEGAL BOLIVIE NOUVELLE CALEDONIE 054EPINUT02 64 4 537-545 1996 0002-9165 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010007526 0002-9165 [F B010007526] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010007526 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_6/b_fdi_45-46/010007526.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 1996-11-21 2009-03-04 fdi:010007526 fre