Percent Fat Mass Increases with Recovery, But Does Not Vary According to Dietary Therapy in Young Malian Children Treated for Moderate Acute Malnutrition. [PDF]
BackgroundModerate acute malnutrition (MAM) affects 34.1 million children globally. Treatment effectiveness is generally determined by the amount and rate of weight gain.
Ackatia-Armah +34 more
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Impact of effective counselling on management of moderate acute malnutrition in a community
Background: Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) is defined as Weight for Height between -2SD to -3SD, and/or Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) 11.5 cm to 12.5 cm. Effect of not treating MAM has a significant impact on Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) burden.
Vikas Arya +3 more
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Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen
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 +1 more
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BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that malnutrition is very common in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and is closely related to the occurrence of acute kidney injury. However, the relationship between malnutrition and contrast-associated
Ming Ying +20 more
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Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. A longitudinal study of malnutrition and psychopathological risk factors from 2 to 11 years of age [PDF]
Aim: To evaluate different types and degrees of malnutrition over time in a sample of children diagnosed with Infantile Anorexia (IA), based on the DC:0-3R criteria, and recently defined by DSM-5 as the first subtype of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake ...
Chatoor, Irene +3 more
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Children Successfully Treated for Moderate Acute Malnutrition Remain at Risk for Malnutrition and Death in the Subsequent Year after Recovery [PDF]
Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) affects 11% of children -2. The median duration of feeding was 2 wk, with a maximum of 12 wk. The hypothesis tested was that children treated with either RUSF would be more likely to remain well-nourished than those treated with CSB++.
Cindy Y, Chang +6 more
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Background Globally, emergency nutrition program adaptations were implemented as part of COVID-19 mitigation strategies, but the implications of the adoption of all protocol changes at scale in the context of deteriorating food security are not yet well ...
Emily Lyles +5 more
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Malnutrition in geriatric rehabilitation: Prevalence, patient outcomes, and criterion validity of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment and the Mini Nutritional Assessment [PDF]
Background: Accurate identification and management of malnutrition is essential so that patient outcomes can be improved and resources used efficaciously.
Bauer, Judith +3 more
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana +6 more
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Lipid-based nutrient supplements: how can they combat child malnutrition? [PDF]
Kathryn Dewey and Mary Arimond discuss new research in PLOS Medicine that assesses the effect of blanket provision of ready-to-use supplementary food to children at high risk of malnutrition in Chad, and highlight some of the challenges of investigating ...
Arimond, Mary, Dewey, Kathryn G
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