Soya, maize, and sorghum–based ready-to-use therapeutic food with amino acid is as efficacious as the standard milk and peanut paste–based formulation
For the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children: a noninferiority individually randomized controlled efficacy clinical trial in Malawi
Abstract
Background
Development of more cost-effective ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is a global public health priority. To date, previous lower-cost recipes have been less effective than the standard peanut and milk (PM)–based RUTF, particularly in children aged <24 mo.
Objective
The authors aimed to compare the efficacy of the PM-RUTF to a milk-free soya, maize, and sorghum (FSMS)–RUTF enriched with crystalline amino acids without cow milk powder and a milk, soya, maize, and sorghum (MSMS)–RUTF containing 9.3% skim cow milk powder.
This article is part of a Valid Nutrition project, funded in part by the Global Innovation Fund.
Citation
Bahwere, P., Akomo, P., Mwale, M., Murakami, H., Banda, C., Kathumba, S., Banda, C., Jere, S., Sadler, K. and Collins, S., 2017. Soya, maize, and sorghum–based ready-to-use therapeutic food with amino acid is as efficacious as the standard milk and peanut paste–based formulation for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children: a noninferiority individually randomized controlled efficacy clinical trial in Malawi. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 106(4), pp.1100-1112.