Why was this study done?
MP, Stunting
CHRONIC DISEASES, STUNTING
Stunting affects 149 million children below 5 years and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, delayed cognitive development and later risk of chronic diseases.There are concerns that catch-up growth beyond 2 years may not be possible and that supplementation of already stunted children may lead to fat mass accretion. But no trials have evaluated the effect of lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) among children already stunted.Milk may support growth and fat-free mass accretion. However, it is expensive and individual effects of milk protein (MP) and whey permeate (WP) are unknown.We aimed to assess the effects of MP and WP in large quantity LNS among 1- to 5-year-old children that were already stunted.