A comprehensive linear programming tool to optimize formulations of ready-to-use therapeutic foods: An application to Ethiopia

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1551-1558

  Ryan, Kelsey N ^a   Adams, Katherine P ^b   Vosti, Stephen A ^b   Ordiz, M Isabel ^a   Cimo, Elizabeth D ^a   Manary, Mark J ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Formulation; Linear programming; Optimization; RUTF; Severe acute malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; ETHIOPIA; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MACRONUTRIENT; MALNUTRITION; MOISTURE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; SALTINESS; SWEETNESS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASTE PREFERENCE; VISCOSITY; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; ELEMENTAL DIET; FABACEAE; FAST FOOD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PLANT SEED; STANDARDS;

ANIMALIA;

OIL;

CEREALS; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; FABACEAE; FAST FOODS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; OILS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAMMING, LINEAR; SEEDS;

EID: 84911388057     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.090670     Document Type: Article

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