Efficiency of indigenous foods in replacing milk in a feeding program - a study in Barangay San Antonio, Tondo, Manila (Philippines).
1987
Intengan C.Ll. | Besa S.F.C. | Ferrazzini A.M. | Cawaling T.
The effectivity of indigenous food supplements in replacing milk in a feeding program in Tondo [Metro Manila, Philippines] was determined in a study among 323 children who were moderately and severely malnourished. The subjects were divided into three groups of about 100 each and were given different food supplements as specified under Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Cycle 1 served as control in which the diet contained 20 g powdered whole milk per child. Cycle 2 had a diet 10 g milk and indigenous food items to supply the protein and other nutrients of 10 g milk, and cycle 3 had a diet with no milk but with indigenous foods supplying protein and other nutrients equivalent to 20 g milk. Results of Cycle 2 were almost similar as those obtained in Cycle 1 but those from Cycle 3 showed a marked superiority of the indigenous foods in rehabilitating the children's nutrition in terms of body weight gains. Since extraneous factors came into play during the conduct of Cycle 3, another feeding cycle with the same dietary supplements as in Cycle 3 was conducted which confirmed earlier results. It is concluded that indigenous protein-rich food can effectively take the place of milk in feeding programs for rehabilitating malnourished children, provided that the nutrient content of the total diet is taken into consideration in relation to the needs of the children.
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