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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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Intra-household use and acceptability of Ready-to-Use-Supplementary-Foods distributed in Niger between July and December 2010. [PDF]

, 2012
Few studies have looked at consumption of Ready-to-Use-Supplementary-Foods (RUSFs) during a nutritional emergency. Here, we describe the use and acceptability of RUSF within households in four districts of the region of Maradi, Niger during large scale ...
Adu-Afarwuah, Adu-Afarwuah, Black, Caroline Marquer, Ciliberto, Curtis, Céline Langendorf, Defourny, Denzin Norman, Dossou, Flax, Flax, Flax, Franck Ale, Galpin, Isanaka, Isanaka, Kevin Phelan, Kuusipalo, Lapidus, Mahamane L. Manzo, Manary, Matilsky, Nackers, Patel, Phuka, Rebecca F. Grais, Sandige, Sandra Cohuet, Susan Shepherd, Valérie Captier   +30 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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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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Lipid-based nutrient supplements: how can they combat child malnutrition? [PDF]

, 2012
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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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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Use of tuberculin skin test for assessment of immune recovery among previously malnourished children in Ethiopia. [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To compare levels of immunity in children recovering from severe acute malnutrition (cases) against those of community controls (controls).
Abdissa, Alemseged, Bahwere, Paluku, Getnet, Yilak, Getu, Yesufe, Girma, Tsinuel, James, Philip, Sadler, Kate   +6 more
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Optimal screening of children with acute malnutrition requires a change in current WHO guidelines as MUAC and WHZ identify different patient groups. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Timely treatment of acute malnutrition in children 500,000 deaths annually. Screening at community level is essential to identify children with malnutrition.
Arnaud Laillou, Sophonneary Prak, Richard de Groot, Sophie Whitney, Joel Conkle, Lindsey Horton, Sam Oeurn Un, Marjoleine A Dijkhuizen, Frank T Wieringa   +8 more
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Frequency of Hypoglycemia in Severe Acute Malnutrition

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 2021
Malnutrition is a major health problem throughout the world and contributes to at least one third of all children deaths worldwide. Hypoglycemia is a basic metabolic complication in pediatric patients which can be easily prevented by proper care and management.
Zahirzay, Mohammad Sedique, Chardiwal, Haqiqullah, Azimee, Mohammad Azim   +2 more
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Evaluating the level of adherence to Ministry of Health guidelines in the management of Severe Acute Malnutrition at Garissa Provincial General Hospital, Garissa, Kenya

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Half of Kenya's high infant and under five mortality rates is due to malnutrition. Proper implementation of World Health Organization's (WHO) Evidence Based Guidelines (EBG) in management of severe acute malnutrition can reduce mortality ...
Osman Warfa, Daniel Njai, Laving Ahmed, Bashir Admani, Fred Were, Dalton Wamalwa, Boniface Osano, Patrick Mburugu, Musa Mohamed   +8 more
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