Cereals and pulse-based ready-to-use therapeutic food as an alternative to the standard milk- and peanut paste–based formulation for treating severe acute malnutrition: a noninferiority, individually randomized controlled efficacy clinical trial
Author(s) -
Paluku Bahwere,
Bisimwa Balaluka,
Jonathan C. K. Wells,
Chobohwa N Mbiribindi,
Kate Sadler,
Peter Akomo,
Michèle DramaixWilmet,
Steve Collins
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.115.119537
Subject(s) - severe acute malnutrition , medicine , randomized controlled trial , malnutrition , pediatrics
The cost of current standard ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is among the major obstacles to scaling up community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), an important child survival strategy. Identifying a cheaper alternative is a global public health priority.
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