The study will evaluate the impact of a supplementary food (cookies) in preventing the risk of developing moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in preschool mildly malnourished children. Children will be divided in two groups; one will received the cookie plus 12 educative sessions and the other just the educative program. The study will last 12 months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,048
Un Kilo de Ayuda
Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
Weight (kg) for height (cm) Z-score
Time frame: 12 months
Weight (kg) gains
Time frame: 12 months
height (cm) for age (months) Z-score
Time frame: 12 months
weight (kg) for age (months) Z-score
Time frame: 12 months
Mid-upper arm circumference (cm) (MUAC)
Time frame: 12 months
height (cm) gains
Time frame: 12 months
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