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Omitting edema measurement: how much acute malnutrition are we missing? [PDF]

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2015
BACKGROUND: Acute malnutrition is a major public health issue in low-income countries. It includes both wasting and edematous malnutrition, but the terms wasting and acute malnutrition are often used interchangeably.
Severine Frison, Francesco Checchi, Marko Kerac   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Diagnostic performance of MUAC and MUACZ in screening acute malnutrition among children aged 6–23 months in Amhara Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC), Mid-Upper Arm Circumference-for-Age Z-Score (MUACZ), or Weight-for-Length Z-Score (WHZ) are used to screen for acute malnutrition in children.
Yonatan Menber, Tefera Belachew, Netsanet Fentahun   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effect of Mass Supplementation with Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food during an anticipated nutritional emergency [PDF]

, 2012
Previous studies have shown the benefits of ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) distribution in reducing the incidence and prevalence of severe acute ...
Emmanuel Grellety, Eric-Alain Ategbo, Mahamane L. Manzo, Qamaruddin Nizami, Rebecca F. Grais, Stéphane Doyon, Susan Shepherd, Thomas Roederer   +7 more
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Atypical antipsychotic use does not impact weight gain for individuals with extreme anorexia nervosa: a retrospective case–control study

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023
Background There are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN). Various medication classes have been evaluated for benefits in this population, including antipsychotics.
Maryrose Bauschka, Ashlie Watters, Dan Blalock, Asma Farooq, Philip Mehler, Dennis Gibson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin D and hypophosphatemia in patients with anorexia nervosa and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: a case control study

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023
Background Refeeding hypophosphatemia (RH) is a common complication of nutritional restoration in malnourished individuals, yet clear risk stratification remains elusive.
Meredith R. Kells, Chloe Roske, Ashlie Watters, Leah Puckett, Jennifer E. Wildes, Scott J. Crow, Philip S. Mehler   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Managing End-Stage Renal Disease in Anorexia Nervosa: A Case Report

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2023
Background: Renal dysfunction and electrolyte abnormalities are common complications of anorexia nervosa (AN), particularly in the binge-eating/purging type (AN-BP).
Vishnupriya Khatri, Maryrose Bauschka, Meghan Foley, Cheryl Lundberg, Philip Mehler   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Renal and electrolyte complications in eating disorders: a comprehensive review

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023
Plain English summary Eating disorders are common and serious mental health disorders with frequent medical complications. This review discusses some of the problems with kidney function and electrolyte abnormalities that occur in patients with eating ...
Leah Puckett
doaj   +1 more source

Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen

BMC Nutrition, 2022
Background The analysis of acute malnutrition in 2018 for the Integrated Phase Classification of Food Security in Yemen shows that high malnutrition rates are present in Abyan governorate (23%) and Lahj governorate (21%).
Ali Ahmed Al-Waleedi, Abdulla Salem Bin-Ghouth   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of the extension of a performance-based financing scheme to nutrition services in Burundi on malnutrition prevention and management among children below five: A cluster-randomized control trial

PLoS ONE, 2020
Malnutrition is a huge problem in Burundi. In order to improve the health system response, the Ministry of Health piloted the introduction of malnutrition prevention and care indicators within its performance-based financing (PBF) scheme.
Catherine Korachais, Sandra Nkurunziza, Manassé Nimpagaritse, Bruno Meessen, Seth Adu-Afarwuah   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The effect of acute malnutrition on enteric pathogens, moderate-to-severe diarrhoea, and associated mortality in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study cohort: a post-hoc analysis

The Lancet Global Health, 2020
Summary: Background: Host vulnerabilities associated with acute malnutrition could facilitate the ability of specific enteric pathogens to cause diarrhoea and associated mortality.
Kirkby D Tickell, MBBS, Rumana Sharmin, MBBS, Emily L Deichsel, PhD, Laura M Lamberti, PhD, Judd L Walson, MD, A S G Faruque, MBBS, Patricia B Pavlinac, PhD, Karen L Kotloff, MD, Mohammod J Chisti, PhD   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source