• Gac Med Mex · Jan 2021

    Clinical Trial

    Effect of a ready-to-use supplementary food on the recovery of preschool children with malnutrition.

    • Juan O Talavera, Mónica J García-Vilchis, Thanya S Labrada-Alba, Fabián Olvera-Flores, Ma Fernanda Martínez-Jaureguiberry, and Brenda Salgado-Enríquez.
    • Directorate of Teaching and Research, Centro Médico ABC.
    • Gac Med Mex. 2021 Jan 1; 157 (4): 428-435.

    IntroductionIn developing countries, protein-energy malnutrition causes 60% of deaths in children < 5 years of age.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of a ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) on moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in preschool children.MethodClinical trial that included 155 children with MAM (weight/height Z-score > -3 and ≤ -2). Each child received RUSF in the form of biscuits, four per day (250 kcal), for 12 months. The tutor received education on nutrition, health and hygiene. Recovery (weight/height Z-score > -2) at four, six, and 12 months was assessed using intent-to-treat (ITT) and per protocol (PP) analyses. Changes in chronic malnutrition were also analyzed.ResultsIn the first semester, adequate RUSF consumption was observed in 61% of the children, and in 42% in the second semester. In the ITT analysis, 78% were identified to have recovered, with 38% reaching normal nutritional values; in the PP analysis, > 90% recovered and > 40% reached normal values. Recovery from chronic malnutrition was also observed.ConclusionsThe consumption of RUSF and an educational program reduced MAM.Copyright: © 2021 Permanyer.

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