title: The effect of vitamin A supplementation on the growth of preschool children in the Sudan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study assessed the effect of vitamin A supplementation at 6-month intervals on child growth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sudanese children (n = 28,740) 6 to 72 months of age were weighed and measured at baseline and at each of three follow-up visits.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Periodic vitamin A supplementation had no effect on the rate of weight or height gain in the total population or on the incidence of wasting, stunting, or wasting and stunting among children who were normally nourished at baseline.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reducing poverty and improving access to adequate diets should remain the goals of programs designed to improve the nutritional status of malnourished populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. 02115, USA.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Fawzi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Willett
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nestel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el Amin
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mohamed
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D013397:Sudan; D013997:Time Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A