Effects of probiotic and synbiotic supplementation on ponderal and linear growth in severely malnourished young infants in a randomized clinical trial

A single-blind randomized clinical trial during the rehabilitation of <6 month old infants with severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh. Four weeks after the supplementation period, signs of improved ponderal growth (e.g., rate of weight gain and WAZ scores were significantly higher in infants who had been supplemented with the probiotic (B. infantis EVC001) for 28 days.