@article{fdi:010057211,
  title = {{A} six-month intervention with two different types of micronutrient-fortified complementary foods had distinct short- and long-term effects on linear and ponderal growth of vietnamese infants},
  author = {{P}hu, {P}. {V}. and {H}oan, {N}. {V}. and {S}alvignol, {B}. and {T}r{\`e}che, {S}erge and {W}ieringa, {F}ranck and {D}ijkhuizen, {M}. {A}. and {K}han, {N}. {C}. and {T}uong, {P}. {D}. and {S}chwartz, {H}. and {B}erger, {J}acques},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}raditional complementary foods ({CF}) with a low nutrient density have been implicated in growth faltering, stunting, and other adverse outcomes in children. {T}he efficacy of 2 types of locally produced, micronutrient-fortified {CF} to prevent stunting of infants living in rural {V}ietnam was evaluated. {I}n a village-randomized controlled study, 426 infants, 5 mo of age, received for 6 mo a fortified {CF}, either as an instant flour ({FF}) or a food complement ({FC}) in village canteens, or traditional {CF} at home ({C}). {A}fter 6 mo of intervention, weight, length, length-for-age {Z}-score ({LAZ}) and weight-for-age {Z}-score were greater in the 2 intervention groups compared with the {C} group, with an estimated effect of +0.22 {LAZ} for the {FF} group and +0.21 {LAZ} for the {FC} group. {A}t the last follow-up, 18 mo after the intervention, there was no significant difference in height-for-age {Z}-score ({HAZ}) between the groups, even though the {HAZ} in the {FF} group was 0.17 greater than that in the {C} group ({P} = 0.18). {I}n contrast, the weight-for-height {Z}-score and {BMI} {Z}-score, indices of ponderal growth, were greater in the {FF} group (-0.49 and -0.26, respectively) than in the {FC} group (-0.73 and -0.49, respectively), with {Z}-scores in the {C} group intermediate and not significantly different from the others. {T}his study shows that regular provision of locally produced {CF} fortified with micronutrients partly stopped growth faltering in {V}ietnamese infants, with differential effects on long-term length and ponderal growth. {P}roviding only micronutrients instead of a complete array of nutrients might result in only short-term length growth benefits. {J}. {N}utr. 142: 1735-1740, 2012.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {N}utrition},
  volume = {142},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {1735--1740},
  ISSN = {0022-3166},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.3945/jn.111.154211},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057211},
}