Preventive small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements reduce severe wasting and severe stunting among young children: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Kathryn G DeweyCharles D ArnoldK Ryan WessellsElizabeth L PradoSouheila AbbeddouSeth Adu-AfarwuahHasmot AliBenjamin F ArnoldPer AshornUlla AshornSania AshrafElodie BecqueyKenneth H BrownParul ChristianJohn M ColfordSherlie J L DulienceLia C H FernaldEmanuela GalassoLotta HallamaaSonja Y HessJean H HumphreyLieven HuybregtsLora L IannottiKaniz JannatAnna LarteyAgnes Le PortJef L LeroyStephen P LubyKenneth M MaletaSusana L MatiasMduduzi N N MbuyaMalay Kanti MridhaMinyanga NkhomaClair NullRina R PaulHarriet OkronipaJean-Bosco OuédraogoAmy J PickeringAndrew J PrendergastMarie T RuelSaijuddin ShaikhAnn M WeberPatricia WolffAmanda A ZongroneChristine P StewartPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2022)
Including SQ-LNS in preventive interventions to promote healthy child growth and development is likely to reduce rates of severe wasting and stunting. Registered at www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO as CRD42019146592.