Randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a soybean-maize-sorghum–based ready-to-use complementary food paste on infant growth in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract

No significant differences were found between the RUCF and UNIMIX in the reduction of the prevalence of stunting and underweight at 12 mo of age among rural Congolese infants. This trial was registered at controlled-trials.com as ISRCTN20267635.

Effects of animal source food and micronutrient fortification in complementary food products on body composition, iron status, and linear growth: a randomized trial in Cambodia

“…Studies assessing the impact of improved locally produced complementary foods on growth are highly diverse in the type of intervention products and study designs (28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35). Three studies assessing complementary foods containing ASF, by comparing to foods with micronutrient fortification or lipid-based fortified spread, showed no clear effect on linear growth (28)(29)(30).…”

Sorghum: An Underutilized Cereal Whole Grain with the Potential to Assist in the Prevention of Chronic Disease

“…(146) Fortified soybean-maizesorghum paste Vs fortified corn soy blend porridge in underweight infants.…”

Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements: How Can They Combat Child Malnutrition?

“…Three other trials have investigated the blanket provision of a similar quantity of LNS to that used in Chad [10]–[12]. In all three studies, two from Malawi and one from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), infants were enrolled at 6 months of age and were randomized to the intervention group(s) that received LNS or to a control group that received another type of food supplement intended to provide an equivalent amount of energy.…”

“…These studies have produced mixed results for weight and height gain, and it seems likely that some of this variation may be explained by differences across the trials in the foods provided to both the control and intervention groups. For example, control groups received food that was fortified with micronutrients (both Malawi studies) [10],[12] or enriched with fish powder (DRC) [11], which contrasts with the situation in Chad where the control group received unfortified staple foods. Furthermore, in the first Malawi study [10] (as in Chad), the LNS included dried skim milk powder as a key ingredient, whereas in the second Malawi study [11] the LNS did not include any milk and in the DRC [12] the amount of milk was about one-fifth of the amount in the LNS used in the other two studies.…”