Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) refers to a condition characterized by a significant deficit in weight-for-length measurements in children aged 6 to 59 months. It is a crucial public health concern with detrimental effects on child growth, development, and overall well-being. Addressing MAM is crucial to prevent its progression to severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and to ensure healthy child development. To meet the nutritional requirement of MAM children, icddr,b have come up with a novel intervention named microbiota-directed food (MDF), a ready-to-use supplementary food. The investigator propose this efficacy trial to establish the evidence on the effect of this novel intervention on ponderal growth, microbial and proteomic recovery among the children with MAM in comparison to the standard RUSF.
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Mean change in Weight-for-Length Z-score (WLZ)
Timeframe: Baseline to 12 weeks of intervention followed by 12 weeks of follow-up