Sustained effects of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements provided during the first 1000 days on child growth at 9-11 y in a randomized controlled trial in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited research on whether nutritional supplementation in the first 1000 d affects long-term child outcomes. We previously demonstrated that pre- and postnatal small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) increased birth weight and child length at 18 mo of age in Ghana.

Objectives

We aimed to investigate the effect of pre- and postnatal SQ-LNS on child growth and blood pressure at 9-11 y.

Methods

In the International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS)-DYAD-Ghana trial, 1320 females ≤20 weeks of gestation were randomly assigned to receive daily: iron and folic acid (IFA) during pregnancy and placebo during 6 mo postpartum or multiple micronutrients (MMNs) during pregnancy and 6 mo postpartum, or SQ-LNS during pregnancy and 6 mo po

SUBMITTER: Bentil HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884609 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature