Phuka J. auteur aut IRD Thakwalakwa C. auteur aut IRD Maleta K. auteur aut IRD Cheung Y. B. auteur aut IRD Briend André auteur aut IRD Manary M. auteur aut IRD Ashorn P. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access We aimed to analyse growth and recovery from undernutrition among moderately underweight ambulatory children receiving micronutrient-fortified maize-soy flour (Likuni Phala, LP) or ready-to-use fortified spread (FS) supplementary diet. One hundred and seventy-six 6-18-month-old individuals were randomized to receive 500 g LP or 350 g FS weekly for 12 weeks. Baseline and end of intervention measurements were used to calculate anthropometric gains and recovery from underweight, wasting and stunting. Mean 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. Comparable increase for mean weight-for-length was 0.39 (0.20-0.57) and 0.52 (0.38-0.65) Z-score units. Recovery from underweight and wasting was 20% and 93% in LP group and 16% and 75% in FS group. Few individuals recovered from stunting and mean length-for-age was not markedly changed. There were no statistically significant differences between the outcomes in the two intervention groups. In 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. Neither intervention, if limited to a 12-week duration, appears to have significant impact on the process of linear growth or stunting. specialized fortified spread infants and young children randomized controlled trial supplementary feeding moderately underweight undernutrition 054 5 2 159-170 2009 1740-8695 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044321 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2008.00162.x 1740-8695 [F B010044321] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044321 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2009/03/010044321.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2009-04-08 2017-08-23 fdi:010044321 fre