ReviewCurrent nutrition reports2023
Severe Acute Malnutrition: The Potential of Non-Peanut, Non-Milk Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods.
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- Consumer acceptance of a locally produced nutritive food bar in Lao PDR.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Acceptability of a reduced dose of therapeutic food in the management of severely acutely malnourished children aged 6-59 months in Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Combating Malnutrition: Nutrient and Energy Composition of Locally Formulated Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods for Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Nutritional Value of Locally Formulated Food Preparations and Standard Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods for the Management of Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Under Five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Nutrient Content and Sensory Acceptability of Home-Based Therapeutic Food to Treat Children 6-59 Months With Moderate Acute Malnutrition.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Recovery time and associated factors of severe acute malnutrition in children aged 0-59 months admitted to referral hospitals in Tanzania: an institution-based prospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Indian perspective on childhood malnutrition: Prevalence, pathophysiology, risk factors, and prevention.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2024Article
- Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of acute malnutrition among under-5 children attending a rural hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis review provides information on the prospect and effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) produced locally without the addition of milk and peanut. RECENT
findingsThe foods used in fighting malnutrition in the past decades contributed little to the success of the alleviation program due to their non-effectiveness. Hence, RUTFs are introduced to fight malnutrition. The peanut allergies, the high cost of milk, and the high production cost of peanut RUTF have made its distribution, treatment spread, and accessibility very slow, especially in areas where it is highly needed. There is a need, therefore, for a low-cost RUTF that is acceptable and effective in treating severe acute malnutrition among under-5 children. This review shows both the success and failure of reported studies on the use of non-peanut and non-milk RUTF, including their cost of production as compared to the standard milk and peanut-based RUTF. It was hypothesised that replacing the milk ingredient component with legumes like soybeans can reduce the cost of production of RUTFs while also delivering an effective product in managing and treating severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Consumers generally accept them better because of their familiarity with the raw materials.
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