Sika M Kumordzie1, Seth Adu-Afarwuah2, Mary Arimond1,3, Rebecca R Young1, Theodosia Adom4, Rose Boatin4, Maku E Ocansey1, Harriet Okronipa1, Elizabeth L Prado1, Brietta M Oaks1,5, Kathryn G Dewey1. 1. Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA. 2. Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Ghana. 3. Intake - Center for Dietary Assessment, FHI 360, Washington, DC. 4. Nutrition Research Centre, Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon, Ghana. 5. Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated the long-term effects of nutritional supplementation during the first 1000 d of life. We previously reported that maternal and child lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) increased child length by 18 mo. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of LNS on later growth and body composition at 4-6 y of age. DESIGN: This was a follow-up of children in the International Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS)-DYAD trial in Ghana. Women (n = 1320) at ≤20 weeks of gestation were randomly assigned to: 1) iron and folic acid during pregnancy and 200 mg calcium/d for 6 mo postpartum, 2) multiple micronutrients (1-2 RDA of 18 vitamins and minerals) during both periods, or 3) maternal LNS during both periods plus child LNS from 6 to 18 mo. At 4-6 y, we compared height, height-for-age z score (HAZ), and % body fat (deuterium dilution method) between the LNS group and the 2 non-LNS groups combined. RESULTS: Data were available for 961 children (76.5% of live births). There were no significant differences between LNS compared with non-LNS groups in height [106.7 compared with 106.3 cm (mean difference, MD, 0.36; P = 0.226)], HAZ [-0.49 compared with -0.57 (MD = 0.08; P = 0.226)], stunting (< -2 SD) [6.5 compared with 6.3% (OR = 1.00; P = 0.993)], or % body fat [15.5 compared with 15.3% (MD = 0.16; P = 0.630)]. However, there was an interaction with maternal prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) (P-interaction = 0.046 before correction for multiple testing): among children of women with BMI < 25 , LNS children were taller than non-LNS children (+1.1 cm, P = 0.017), whereas there was no difference among children of women with BMI ≥ 25 (+0.1 cm; P = 0.874). CONCLUSIONS: There was no overall effect of LNS on height at 4-6 y in this cohort, which had a low stunting rate, but height was greater in the LNS group among children of nonoverweight/obese women. There was no adverse impact of LNS on body composition. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00970866.
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BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated the long-term effects of nutritional supplementation during the first 1000 d of life. We previously reported that maternal and childlipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) increased child length by 18 mo. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of LNS on later growth and body composition at 4-6 y of age. DESIGN: This was a follow-up of children in the International Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS)-DYAD trial in Ghana. Women (n = 1320) at ≤20 weeks of gestation were randomly assigned to: 1) iron and folic acid during pregnancy and 200 mg calcium/d for 6 mo postpartum, 2) multiple micronutrients (1-2 RDA of 18 vitamins and minerals) during both periods, or 3) maternal LNS during both periods plus child LNS from 6 to 18 mo. At 4-6 y, we compared height, height-for-age z score (HAZ), and % body fat (deuterium dilution method) between the LNS group and the 2 non-LNS groups combined. RESULTS: Data were available for 961 children (76.5% of live births). There were no significant differences between LNS compared with non-LNS groups in height [106.7 compared with 106.3 cm (mean difference, MD, 0.36; P = 0.226)], HAZ [-0.49 compared with -0.57 (MD = 0.08; P = 0.226)], stunting (< -2 SD) [6.5 compared with 6.3% (OR = 1.00; P = 0.993)], or % body fat [15.5 compared with 15.3% (MD = 0.16; P = 0.630)]. However, there was an interaction with maternal prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) (P-interaction = 0.046 before correction for multiple testing): among children of women with BMI < 25 , LNS children were taller than non-LNS children (+1.1 cm, P = 0.017), whereas there was no difference among children of women with BMI ≥ 25 (+0.1 cm; P = 0.874). CONCLUSIONS: There was no overall effect of LNS on height at 4-6 y in this cohort, which had a low stunting rate, but height was greater in the LNS group among children of nonoverweight/obesewomen. There was no adverse impact of LNS on body composition. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00970866.
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