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ArticleMaternal & child nutrition2015

Considerations in developing lipid-based nutrient supplements for prevention of undernutrition: experience from the International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS) Project.

Mary Arimond, Mamane Zeilani, Svenja Jungjohann, Kenneth H Brown, Per Ashorn, Lindsay H Allen, Kathryn G Dewey

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Article in Maternal & child nutrition, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 127 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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127 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 233 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mary ArimondDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Mamane ZeilaniNutriset S.A.S., Malaunay, France.
Svenja JungjohannGlobal Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Geneva, Switzerland.
Kenneth H BrownDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Per AshornUniversity of Tampere School of Medicine, Tampere, Finland.
Lindsay H AllenDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Kathryn G DeweyDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
University of California, Davis · USGlobal Alliance for Improved Nutrition · CHTampere University of Applied Sciences · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS) Project began in 2009 with the goal of contributing to the evidence base regarding the potential of lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) to prevent undernutrition in vulnerable populations. The first project objective was the development of acceptable LNS products for infants 6-24 months and for pregnant and lactating women, for use in studies in three countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana and Malawi). This paper shares the rationale for a series of decisions in supplement formulation and design, including those related to ration size, ingredients, nutrient content, safety and quality, and packaging. Most iLiNS supplements have a daily ration size of 20 g and are intended for home fortification of local diets. For infants, this ration size is designed to avoid displacement of breast milk and to allow for dietary diversity including any locally available and accessible nutrient-dense foods. Selection of ingredients depends on acceptability of flavour, micronutrient, anti-nutrient and essential fatty acid contents. The nutrient content of LNS designed to prevent undernutrition reflects the likelihood that in many resource-poor settings, diets of the most nutritionally vulnerable individuals (infants, young children, and pregnant and lactating women) are likely to be deficient in multiple micronutrients and, possibly, in essential fatty acids. During ingredient procurement and LNS production, safety and quality control procedures are required to prevent contamination with toxins or pathogens and to ensure that the product remains stable and palatable over time. Packaging design decisions must include consideration of product protection, stability, convenience and portion control.

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Dietary SupplementsBurkina FasoChild, PreschoolConsumer Product SafetyDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsEnergy IntakeFabaceaeFatty Acids, EssentialFatty Acids, Omega-3FemaleFood PackagingFood QualityGhanaHazard Analysis and Critical Control PointsDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsFatty Acids, EssentialFatty Acids, Omega-3MicronutrientsAfricaessential fatty acidshome fortificationinfantlactationmicronutrientspregnancypreventionundernutritionyoung child

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PMID23647784
PMCPMC6860325
OpenAlexW2162194090

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