Effect of Mass Supplementation with Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food during an Anticipated Nutritional Emergency

Effect of Mass Supplementation with Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food during an Anticipated Nutritional Emergency

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown the benefits of ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) distribution in reducing the incidence and prevalence of severe acute malnutrition. METHODS AND FINDINGS To compare the incidence of wasting, stunting and mortality between children aged 6 to 23 mo participating and not participating in distributions of RUSF, we implemented two exhaustive prospective...

Ready-to-use supplementary food increases fat mass and BMI in Haitian school-aged children.

BACKGROUND In Haiti and other countries, large-scale investments in school feeding programs have been made with marginal evidence of nutrition outcomes. OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine the effectiveness of a fortified ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF), Mamba, on reduced anemia and improved body composition in school-aged children compared to an unfortified cereal bar, Tablet Yo, and contro...

The Effect of Adding Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food to a General Food Distribution on Child Nutritional Status and Morbidity: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND Recently, operational organizations active in child nutrition in developing countries have suggested that blanket feeding strategies be adopted to enable the prevention of child wasting. A new range of nutritional supplements is now available, with claims that they can prevent wasting in populations at risk of periodic food shortages. Evidence is lacking as to the effectiveness of su...

Development and acceptability testing of ready-to-use supplementary food made from locally available food ingredients in Bangladesh

BACKGROUND Inadequate energy and micronutrient intake during childhood is a major public health problem in developing countries. Ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) made of locally available food ingredients can improve micronutrient status and growth of children. The objective of this study was to develop RUSF using locally available food ingredients and test their acceptability. METHODS ...

Ready-to-use therapeutic food for treatment of marasmus.