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M A Husaini1, L Karyadi, Y K Husaini
1Nutrition Research and Development Centre, Bogor, Indonesia.
Insights
Supplementary feeding significantly improved infant weight gain and motor development in Indonesian tea plantation workers
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Public Health
Background:
- Infant malnutrition is a significant concern in low-income communities.
- Early childhood development is crucial for long-term health outcomes.
- Targeted nutritional interventions can mitigate developmental deficits.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of a 90-day supplementary feeding program on infant growth and development.
- To assess the relationship between caloric intake and developmental milestones in young children.
- To investigate the effects of nutritional supplementation on motor and mental development.
Main Methods:
- A randomized controlled trial involving 113 infants aged 6-20 months in West Java, Indonesia.
- Infants attended daycare centers, with a treatment group receiving daily dietary supplements (400 kcal, 5g protein).
- Measurements included body growth, dietary intake, and mental and motor development assessments over 90 days.
Main Results:
- Supplementary feeding demonstrated significant positive effects on infant weight gain.
- Motor development scores showed significant improvement in the supplemented group.
- Caloric intake changes were independently associated with both weight gain and motor development scores.
Conclusions:
- Supplementary feeding is effective in enhancing physical growth and motor skills in young children.
- Nutritional intake appears to influence growth and development concurrently, rather than sequentially.
- Interventions like this can positively impact child development in resource-limited settings.
Abstract:
This study assessed the developmental effects of supplementary feeding over 90 consecutive days on infants aged 6-20 mo at six tea plantations in West Java, Indonesia. Every day except Sunday, the infants attended day-care centers distributed throughout the plantations. Twenty centers and 113 infants were selected; the infants in 9 centers received a dietary supplement, while the infants in 11 centers served as control subjects. Supplements were given twice a day providing, on average, 10.66 kJ (400 kcal) and 5 g protein/d. Measurements of body growth, dietary intake, and mental and motor development were made on all infants. Supplementary feeding had significant effects on weight gain and on motor development. Changes in caloric intake were independently associated with changes in weight and in motor test scores. The data suggest that the effects of the supplement may not have followed a simple mechanistic relationship from intake to weight change to motor development, but, rather, intake may have affected both growth and development domains simultaneously.
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