EFFECTS OF FORMULA SUPPLEMENT ON NUTRITION STATUS AND HEALTH OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN
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A controlled intervention study evaluated the effects of liquid formula supplementation on nutritional status and health of kindergarten children aged 36-59 months. The study was completed in Thai Binh in October 2022 with 110 children including 55 children of the intervention group supplementing with formula milk twice a day for 2 months, and 55 children of the control group with a regular diet. The study results showed that supplementing with formula had positive effects in nutrition status and health. The evaluated indicators of the intervention group were better than those of the control group: the average weight gain was 0.43 kg more (0.70 ± 0.11 kg versus 0.27 ± 0.08 kg) with statistical significance (p<0.05); the average height increase was 0.40 cm more (1.50 ± 0.11 cm versus 1.1 ± 0.16 cm) with statistical significance (p<0.05); There was not overweight or obesity apperance. There was a tendency to reduce the rates of respiratory infections, diarrhea, constipation, anorexia, and sleep problems but not statistically significant. The rate of drinking milk was 97.9%, of which the rate of drinking enough milk was 91.8% with 2 meals per day.
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micronutrients, formula milk, height, weight, kindergarten children
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