Introduction
wasting, −0.12, anemia, micronutrient deficiencies, breast milk
WASTING, ANEMIA
Millions of pregnant women and children globally consume inadequate diets, resulting in conditions among children such as stunting, wasting, anemia, micronutrient deficiencies, and poor cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development [Meta-analyses of data from a large number of randomized trials and children (7 to 18 trials and 2700 to 41,000 children, depending on the outcome) have shown that providing SQ-LNS to children aged 6 to 24 mo resulted in better health, such as 27% reduction in mortality [A follow-up study of the International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements trial in Ghana at age 4–6 y showed reduced social–emotional difficulties (−0.12 SD) in the group who was exposed to SQ-LNS (indirectly in utero and through breast milk before 6 mo of age, and directly at 6–18 mo of age), compared with control groups, with greater effects among children in less-enriched home environments (−0.22 SD) [