Cambodia continues to have a high prevalence of acute malnutrition. Low acceptability has
been found for standard ready-to-use-therapeutic-food (RUTF) products. Therefore …

Objective To compare efficacy of indigenous Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food (Medical
Nutrition Therapy) with Standard Nutrition Therapy in children with Severe acute …

Standard nutritional treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) relies on fortified
blended flours though their importance to treat this condition is a matter of discussion. With …

Background The prevalence of malnutrition in Cambodia is among the highest in Southeast
Asia. Until recently, there has been a consensus that the treatment and rehabilitation of …

A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Chandigarh, India (2011), to determine the
effectiveness of indigenous ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in community-based …

Background: Only 20% of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have access to
ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), and RUTF cost limits its accessibility. Methods: This …

Background In Vietnam, malnutrition remains a public health problem, even though much
progress has been made in the last decades. The number of cases of severe acute …

Background: Typical treatment of moderate acute malnutrition, simple wasting, in sub-
Saharan Africa consists of dietary counselling and/or general or targeted distribution of …

A simplified, combined protocol was created that admits children with a mid-upper-arm
circumference (MUAC) of< 125 mm or edema to malnutrition treatment with ready-to-use …

Background & aims Therapeutic foods (RUTF) are used to treat severe acute malnutrition in
children 5 years and under in low and middle income countries (LMI), while liquid nutritional …