@article{fdi:010044321,
  title = {{S}upplementary feeding with fortified spread among moderately underweight 6-18-month-old rural {M}alawian children},
  author = {{P}huka, {J}. and {T}hakwalakwa, {C}. and {M}aleta, {K}. and {C}heung, {Y}. {B}. and {B}riend, {A}ndr{\'e} and {M}anary, {M}. and {A}shorn, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e aimed to analyse growth and recovery from undernutrition among moderately underweight ambulatory children receiving micronutrient-fortified maize-soy flour ({L}ikuni {P}hala, {LP}) or ready-to-use fortified spread ({FS}) supplementary diet. {O}ne hundred and seventy-six 6-18-month-old individuals were randomized to receive 500 g {LP} or 350 g {FS} weekly for 12 weeks. {B}aseline and end of intervention measurements were used to calculate anthropometric gains and recovery from underweight, wasting and stunting. {M}ean weight-for-age increased by 0.22 (95% {CI} 0.07-0.37) and 0.28 (0.18-0.40) {Z}-score units in the {LP} and {FS} groups respectively. {C}omparable increase for mean weight-for-length was 0.39 (0.20-0.57) and 0.52 (0.38-0.65) {Z}-score units. {R}ecovery from underweight and wasting was 20% and 93% in {LP} group and 16% and 75% in {FS} group. {F}ew individuals recovered from stunting and mean length-for-age was not markedly changed. {T}here were no statistically significant differences between the outcomes in the two intervention groups. {I}n a poor food-security setting, underweight infants and children receiving supplementary feeding for 12 weeks with ready-to-use {FS} or maize-soy flour porridge show similar recovery from moderate wasting and underweight. {N}either intervention, if limited to a 12-week duration, appears to have significant impact on the process of linear growth or stunting.},
  keywords = {fortified spread ; infants and young children ; randomized controlled ; trial ; supplementary feeding ; moderately underweight ; undernutrition},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}aternal and {C}hild {N}utrition},
  volume = {5},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {159--170},
  ISSN = {1740-8695},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1740-8709.2008.00162.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044321},
}