Ready-to-use therapeutic food for prevention of childhood undernutrition

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 429-435

  Hendricks, Kristy M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ready to use therapeutic food; RUTF; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IODINE; IRON; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; NICOTINIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; SODIUM; THIAMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; ENERGY; FEEDING; FOOD; GROWTH; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MILK PRODUCTION; MOISTURE; PALATABILITY; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; RESEARCH; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYSIS; BABY FOOD; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMICS; FAST FOOD; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAST FOODS; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; FOODS, SPECIALIZED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS;

EID: 77956620601     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00302.x     Document Type: Review

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