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Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food for the Prevention of Wasting in Children

Lynnette M. Neufeld

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Abstract

The efficacy and effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) for the treatment of wasting have been previously documented,1,2 and its use as part of community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children is now recommended.3

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The efficacy and effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) for the treatment of wasting have been previously documented,1,2 and its use as part of community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children is now recommended.3

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The efficacy and effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) for the treatment of wasting have been previously documented,1,2 and its use as part of community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children is now recommended.3

Key concepts: Wasting, Medicine, Malnutrition, Severe Acute Malnutrition, Intensive care medicine, Wasting Syndrome, Pediatrics, Internal medicine

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