What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods probably leads to higher recovered compared with standard care (moderate certainty).

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.29 [1.2, 1.38]
  2 studies · 2152 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods showed no clear difference in not recovered compared with standard care (low certainty).

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.97 [0.74, 1.27]
  1 study · 1974 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods probably leads to lower defaulted compared with standard care (moderate certainty).

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.3 [0.22, 0.39]
  1 study · 1974 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 178 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

• 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 · 1546 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

• Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 178 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

• 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 · 1546 participants
  Low