Wednesday 19 September 2012

Food Supplements Don't Improve Weight of Malnourished Children

A recent study reveals providing energy dense food supplements within a general household food distribution has little effect on the weight of children at risk of malnutrition. Giving energy dense food supplements- Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF), a lipid-based nutrient supplement-to young children in addition to a general food distribution in a country with food shortages (Chad) did not reduce levels of wasting (low weight for height, a sign of acute undernutrition) ...

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