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Global efforts to address severe acute malnutrition. [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2012
Detailed description on the two formats presented, proBAM (S1A) and proBed (S1B).
Ahmed, Tahmeed, Brewster, David, Caton, Harmony, Desjeux, Jehan-François, Forbes, David, Hossain, Muttaquina, Kleinman, Ronald E, Uauy, Ricardo   +7 more
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Management challenges of supplementary feeding programs for severe acute malnutrition among children under five years: a qualitative study in Ethiopia [PDF]

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Purpose The study examines the challenges of implementing nutritional programs to address severe acute malnutrition in children under five, a major cause of illness and death in Ethiopia.
Ketema Degefa, Luisa Schneider, Freek Colombijn, Kedir Teji Roba   +3 more
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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
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Association between anthropometric criteria and body composition among children aged 6–59 months with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional assessment from India

BMC Nutrition, 2022
A multicentric study is being conducted in which children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aged 6–59 months are identified with only weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) 
Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Praveen Kumar, Abner Daniel, Hemang Shah, Raja Sriswan, Arun Kokane, Aditya Mohapatra, Vivek Kashyap, Anil Kumar Goel, Virendra Kumar, Asha Kiran, N. Arlappa, Ankur Joshi, Rashmi Ranjan Nayak, Shikha Sayal, Arjan de Wagt   +15 more
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Screening for Acute Malnutrition Using Family Mid-Upper Arm Circumference in Somali Region of Ethiopia [PDF]

International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, 2022
Background: In spite of the decentralization of diagnosis and treatment of severe acute malnutrition from the strictly hospital-based approach for all cases to community-based approach, only about 10%-15% of the estimated 16.5 million children suffering ...
Olusola Oladeji, Paul Mudzongo, Rashid Abdulai, Abdi Fekdid Mursel, Mohamed Badel Ali, Bashir Sheik Mohammed   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Informing the management of acute malnutrition in infants aged under 6 months (MAMI): risk factor analysis using nationally-representative demographic & health survey secondary data [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background Tackling malnutrition is a global health priority, helping children both survive and thrive. Acute malnutrition (wasting) in infants aged under 6 months (u6m) is often neglected.
Marko Kerac, Severine Frison, Nichola Connell, Bethan Page, Marie McGrath   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources