Abstract Treatment of acute malnutrition typically requires the provision of ready‐to‐use food
(RUF). Common RUF is effective but expensive, being manufactured from costly ingredients …

Background: Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is the standard of care for children
suffering from noncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Objective: The objective …

Abstract According to the United Nations (UN), 25 million children< 5 y of age are currently
affected by severe acute malnutrition and need to be treated using special nutritional …

This article describes current research on the development of alternative ready-to-use
therapeutic foods (RUTFs) in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition. An innovative and …

Malnutrition affects people of all ages in many countries in the developing world. One
treatment for malnutrition is the intervention involving ready‐to‐use therapeutic foods (RUTF …

Tackling the global burden of acute malnutrition in children remains a major public health
challenge and is essential for achieving sustainable development. Despite having effective …

Context: The prevalence of protein energy malnutrition in developing countries has reduced
globally. However stunting, wasting, and underweight are still unacceptably high. These …

Background Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is used to treat children suffering from
severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Standard RUTF uses milk as the primary protein source …

Successful treatment of severe acute malnutrition has been achieved with ready‐to‐use
therapeutic food (RUTF), but only 15% of children with severe acute malnutrition receive …

It was interesting to read Dr Hendricks' review article about the use of ready-to-use
therapeutic foods (RUTF) in the prevention of childhood malnutrition, 1 a scourge that …