Synbiotics for the Management of Malnutrition (Children)

All children were initially fed F-75 (75 kcal/ 100mL) therapeutic milk (Phase I) and then progressed to F-100 (100 kcal/ 100mL) (Phase II) and Plumpy'nuts (F-100 in spread form with iron fortification) (Phase III) with follow-up for 48 days

the intervention group received therapeutic foods plus synbiotics containing Oligomate that was fortified in F75 at the rate of 7.5 g/L containing 4.1 g/L GOS for 1 g/100 kcal dose and at the rate of 11.5 g/L containing 6.1 g/L GOS for 1.5 g/100 kcal dose while in F100 and Plumpy'nuts it was fortified at the rate of 10 g/L containing 5.5 g/L GOS for 1 g/100 kcal dose and at the rate of 15 g/L containing 8.25 g/L GOS for 1.5 g/100 kcal dose and Resiton (Lactobacillus paracasei sbsp. paracasei) 3 billion cfu/day and 6 billion cfu/day that were mixed in different combinations.