Fortified blended flour supplements displace plain cereals in feeding of young children.

ABSTRACT: Lipid-based nutritional supplements (LNS) and fortified blended flours (FBF) are widely used to increase the nutrient density of children's diets and improve their health, but their effectiveness could be modified by displacement of other foods. We reanalysed data from a cost-effectiveness trial comparing impacts on anthropometry of three FBFs (Corn Soy Blend Plus [CSB+], Corn Soy Whey Blend [CSWB], SuperCereal Plus [SC+]) and one LNS (Ready-to-use Supplementary Food [RUSF]) among infants aged 7-23 months in Burkina Faso. Using dietary diversity data from a single 24-h recall period (n = 1,591 children, observed once over 18-month study period), we fit logistic regression models to estimate differences in intake of each food group making up the infant and young child minimum dietary divers

SUBMITTER: Cliffer IR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7988859 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature