Optimizing Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods for Protein Quality, Cost, and Acceptability

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue , 2016, Pages S37-S46

  Weber, Jacklyn ^a   Callaghan, Meghan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

dairy ingredients; formula optimization; linear programming; ready to use therapeutic foods (RUTFs)

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN INTAKE;

COST; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMICS; ELEMENTAL DIET; FOOD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN INTAKE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FOOD; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION THERAPY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAMMING, LINEAR;

EID: 84973409366     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0379572116629257     Document Type: Article

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