Addition of Prebiotic Rice Bran to Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food Modulated Changes in Body Composition Only of 6-23-Month-Old Children During Treatment for Uncomplicated Acute Malnutrition: The Solutions to Enhance Health with Alternative Treatment (SEHAT) Study.
- 2026-06-06
- RCT · n = 200
- Nutrients 18(12)
- Silvia Barbazza
- Marinka van der Hoeven
- Maiza Campos Ponce
- Annika M Weber
- Moretta D Fauzi
- Damayanti D Soekarjo
- Elizabeth P Ryan
- Sonia Fortin
- Frank T Wieringa
- PubMed: 42356224
- DOI: 10.3390/nu18121836
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
- Rigorous Journal
- Clinical
In children aged 24 to 59 months, no significant differences in body composition were observed. The fat-free mass index increased in both groups during treatment but declined afterwards, with significant changes noted in the RUTF + rice bran group.
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No