Bifidobacterium longum Strains Modify a Nutrient Intervention for Stunting in Zimbabwean Infants

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Objectives: Child stunting is a longstanding indicator of chronic undernutrition. However, it remains a prevalent public health problem. Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) have been widely tested to reduce stunting, but have largely had modest effects. The infant gut microbiome may be a key contributor to stunting; and mother and infant fucosyltransferase (FUT) phenotypes are important determinants of infant microbiome composition. We investigated whether mother-infant FUT status and infant gut microbiome composition modified the impact of an infant and young child feeding (IYCF) intervention, that included SQ-LNS, on stunting at age 18 months in the SHINE Trial in Zimbabwe.

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