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Lipid-based nutrient supplements for prevention of child undernutrition: when less may be more

2023-06-29 nutrition Title + abstract only
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BackgroundBoth small-quantity (SQ) and medium-quantity (MQ) lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) have been used for prevention of child undernutrition. A meta-analysis of 14 trials of SQ-LNS vs no LNS showed effects on length-for-age (LAZ, +0.14 (95% confidence interval 0.11, 0.16)) and weight-for-length (WLZ, +0.08 (0.06, 0.10)) z-scores, as well as prevalence ratios (95% CI) for stunting (LAZ<-2, 0.88 (0.85, 0.91)) and wasting (WLZ < -2, (0.80, 0.93)). However, little is known about the effe...

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