Malian children with moderate acute malnutrition who are treated with lipid-based dietary supplements have greater weight gains and recovery rates than those treated with locally produced cereal-legume products: a community-based, cluster-randomized trial

Background: Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), defined as weight-for-length z score between −3 and −2 or midupper arm circumference between 11.5 and 12.5 cm, affects ∼33 million children aged <5 y worldwide. Objective: The objective was to compare the effects of 4 dietary supplements for the treatment of MAM. Design: Twelve community health centers in rural Mali were randomly assigned to provide to 1264 MAM children aged 6–35 mo one of 4 dietary...