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Treating severe acute malnutrition seriously [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2007
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects approximately 13 million children under the age of 5 and is associated with 1-2 million preventable child deaths each year. In most developing countries, case fatality rates (CFRs) in hospitals treating SAM remain at 20-30% and few of those requiring care actually access treatment.
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Risk factors for severe acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months: A community-based case-control study from Vellore, Southern India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background: Malnutrition plays an important role in the economic burden of society as well as the country. This study aimed to identify the various risk factors and determinants of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) as defined by WHO growth reference ...
Sam M David, Ruby A Pricilla, Sherin S Paul, Kuryan George, Anuradha Bose, Jasmin H Prasad   +5 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]

, 2018
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, Cimino, Silvia, Lucarelli, Loredana, Sechi, Cristina   +3 more
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Malnutrition, poor food intake, and adverse healthcare outcomes in non-critically ill obese acute care hospital patients [PDF]

, 2018
Obesity, defined as a BMI\ua0≥\ua030\ua0kg/m, has demonstrated protective associations with mortality in some diseases. However, recent evidence demonstrates that poor nutritional status in critically ill obese patients confounds this relationship.
Agarwal, Ekta, Banks, Merrilyn, Batterham, Marijka, Bauer, Judy, Capra, Sandra, Ferguson, Maree, Isenring, Elisabeth, Vivanti, Angela   +7 more
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Percent Fat Mass Increases with Recovery, But Does Not Vary According to Dietary Therapy in Young Malian Children Treated for Moderate Acute Malnutrition. [PDF]

, 2019
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, Arsenault, Bahwere, Black, Boutton, Brown, Brozek, Butte, Butte, Christine M McDonald, Christopher P Duggan, de Onis, Dicko, Fabiansen, Fabiansen, Fjeld, Fomon, Global Nutrition Cluster: MAM Task Force, Golden, Golden, Kabir, Kenneth H Brown, Ministère de la Santé République du Mali, National Agricultural Library, Radhakrishna, Robert S Ackatia-Armah, Roland Kupka, Seydou Doumbia, Skau, UNICEF, UNICEF, UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group, Wells, WHO, WHO/UNICEF   +34 more
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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in People with Eating Disorders and the Acute Effect of Different Interventions – A Retrospective Cohort Study

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
Background: Studies suggest that there is an association between eating disorders and pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), although the contribution of PFD toward symptomatology and interventions to improve these symptoms in the eating disorder population is ...
Monica Williams, Dan Blalock, Marina Foster, Philip S. Mehler, Dennis Gibson   +4 more
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A Study of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Effect of Oral Antioxidant Supplementation in Severe Acute Malnutrition [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Background: Malnutrition represents one of the most severe health problems in India. Free radicals play an important role in immunological response, which induces the oxidative surplus in severe acute malnutrition.
Rahul A. Ghone, Adinath N. Suryakar, P. M. Kulhalli, Sonali S. Bhagat, Ramchandra K. Padalkar, Aarti C. Karnik, Prakash S. Hundekar, D. A. Sangle   +7 more
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The malnutrition bazaar: the case of RUTF

World Nutrition, 2021
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children is life-threatening. Its causes range from lack of access to balanced food, to incorrect feeding practices, lack of access to an efficient health system, to clean potable water and sanitation.
Radha Holla
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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]

, 2015
Background: Accurate identification and management of malnutrition is essential so that patient outcomes can be improved and resources used efficaciously.
Bauer, Judith, Isenring, Elizabeth, Marshall, Skye, Young, Adrienne   +3 more
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An observational analysis of profile and outcome of children with malnutrition admitted at malnutrition treatment centre

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023
Introduction: Nutritional status is an important health indicator and children bear maximum burden of it. Poor nutrition during first thousand days of a child’s life can lead to stunted growth.
Ajay Gupta, Somya Grover, Abhishek Kumar, Pragya Kumawat, Sadhana Meena   +4 more
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