What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) showed no clear difference in progression to SAM compared with blended foods (full dose) (high certainty).

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.88 [0.72, 1.07]
  3 studies · 4537 participants
  High

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) showed no clear difference in died compared with blended foods (full dose) (moderate certainty).

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.93 [0.54, 1.62]
  5 studies · 6367 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) showed no clear difference in defaulted compared with blended foods (full dose) (moderate certainty).

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.14 [0.62, 2.11]
  4 studies · 5107 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 3223 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 3631 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 3550 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) may leads to higher vomiting compared with blended foods (full dose) (low certainty).

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.43 [1.11, 1.85]
  1 study · 2712 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) probably leads to higher recovered compared with blended foods (full dose) (moderate certainty).

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.1 [1.04, 1.16]
  5 studies · 6367 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) leads to lower not recovered compared with blended foods (full dose) (high certainty).

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.53 [0.4, 0.69]
  3 studies · 4537 participants
  High