Energy needs in the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis to optimize delivery of ready‐to‐use therapeutic foods

Abstract Outpatient therapeutic feeding protocols for the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in children were initially based on weight gain data from inpatient settings and expert knowledge of the physiological requirements during recovery. However, weight gain and energy requirem...

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Main Authors: Sheila Isanaka, Christopher T. Andersen, Kerstin E. Hanson, Fatou Berthé, Rebecca F. Grais, André Briend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Maternal and Child Nutrition
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12989