Recipient Organization
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
800 BUCHANAN ST, RM 2020
BERKELEY,CA 94710-1105
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
10%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
70%
Applied
10%
Developmental
20%
Goals / Objectives
Our purpose is to contribute to the reduction of maternal and child undernutrition by providing an evidence base for the use of lipid-based nutrient supplements in low-income populations. Therefore these studies will assess the efficacy of a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) for home fortification of foods consumed by pregnant and lactating women and their infants in two community-based randomized controlled trials.
Project Methods
1) To measure vitamin and mineral status of Ghanaian and Malawian pregnant and lactating women and their infants who are given a lipid based nutrient supplement vs. standard of care or micronutrients in a pill. 2) To measure vitamin and mineral status of Malawian children given a lipid based nutrient supplement containing milk or no milk in 20 or 40g/day rations.