What do systematic reviews say?

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in… showed no clear difference in height‐for‐age (z‐score) compared with no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (low certainty).

• Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 2601 participants
  Low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

• Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 653 participants
  Low