Additional Zinc Delivered as a Tablet and SQ‐LNS May Increase Fat Free Mass Accrual in Young Burkinabe Children
Jimenez E, Abbeddou S, Coulibaly N, Some J, Ouedraogo J, Brown K, Hess S. Additional Zinc Delivered as a Tablet and SQ‐LNS May Increase Fat Free Mass Accrual in Young Burkinabe Children. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.316.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-intervention cohortFat-free massSQ-LNSIntervention cohortDose groupMonths of ageBody compositionBurkinabe childrenNIC groupZinc tabletsSmall-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementsBaseline fat-free massFree massLipid-based nutrient supplementsWeight gainYoung Burkinabe childrenChildren's body compositionCollection of salivaSubgroup of childrenTwo-stage clusterNIC childrenOverall weight gainFat massIC groupSupplemental zincSmall-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements containing different amounts of zinc along with diarrhea and malaria treatment increase iron and vitamin A status and reduce anemia prevalence, but do not affect zinc status in young Burkinabe children: a cluster-randomized trial
Abbeddou S, Yakes Jimenez E, Somé J, Ouédraogo J, Brown. K, Hess S. Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements containing different amounts of zinc along with diarrhea and malaria treatment increase iron and vitamin A status and reduce anemia prevalence, but do not affect zinc status in young Burkinabe children: a cluster-randomized trial. BMC Pediatrics 2017, 17: 46. PMID: 28152989, PMCID: PMC5288861, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-016-0765-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementsNon-intervention cohortLipid-based nutrient supplementsRetinol-binding proteinIntervention cohortAnemia prevalenceIllness treatmentIC childrenYoung Burkinabe childrenLower retinol-binding proteinSoluble transferrin receptorLower anemia prevalenceIron deficiency prevalenceCluster-randomized trialIndicators of ironPackage of interventionsIndicator of vitaminMonths of ageDifferent treatment groupsGroup-wise differencesTwo-stage clusterNIC childrenNutrient supplementsResultsAt baselineBurkinabe children