Effects of couscous supplementation on breast milk production and infant weight gain: a crossover clinical trial.

Infants whose mothers consumed couscous showed significantly greater daily weight gain compared to the group without supplementation.

• Infants in the couscous group gained 33.7 g/day compared to 24.6 g/day in the group without supplementation.
• The difference was statistically significant with P-value = .007.
• Infant weight was measured on days 1, 20, and 40 of the study.
• The study involved 30 breastfeeding mothers of exclusively breastfed infants.

The majority of mothers reported a marked increase in breast milk production while consuming couscous.

• 60% of mothers reported a marked increase in milk production while consuming couscous.
• Increase in milk production was assessed using a Likert scale.
• The supplementation consisted of 70 g of couscous daily for 20 days.

The study used a crossover design in which participants alternated between couscous supplementation and no supplementation periods.

• 30 breastfeeding mothers were divided into two groups.
• One group consumed 70 g of couscous daily for 20 days, followed by a 20-day period without supplementation, while the other group followed the reverse order.
• Couscous was described as a rich source of corn starch.
• The total study duration per participant was 40 days.