What did the researchers do and find?
MP
SECONDARY
MAGNUS was a randomized 2 × 2 factorial trial with an unsupplemented control group among 750 stunted 1- to 5-year-old children. The effect of large quantity LNS with MP and/or WP on linear growth (primary outcome) and body composition (secondary outcome) was assessed.There were no effects of MP or WP on linear growth or body composition. During the 12-week study, height-for-age z-score (HAZ) declined in unsupplemented children, and relative to their height, these children accumulated fat mass and lost fat-free mass.In contrast, children receiving LNS—irrespective of milk ingredients—increased in HAZ and fat-free mass, however, not fat mass. There was no difference in catch-up growth between children below and above 2 years.