Effect of complementary feeding with lipid‐based nutrient supplements and corn–soy blend on the incidence of stunting and linear growth among 6‐ to 18‐month‐old infants and children in rural Malawi

Low nutritional value of complementary foods is associated with high incidence of childhood growth stunting in low‐income countries. This study was done to test a hypothesis that dietary complementation with lipid‐based nutrient supplements ( LNS ) promotes linear growth and reduces the incidence of severe stunting among at‐risk infants. A total of 840 6‐month‐old healthy infants in rural M alawi were enrolled to a randomised assessor‐blinded...