Optimizing Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods for Protein Quality, Cost, and Acceptability
| Autor: | Meghan Callaghan, Jacklyn Weber |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Geography Planning and Development Target population 03 medical and health sciences Ingredient 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Production (economics) Humans Operations management 030212 general & internal medicine Food Formulated 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Malnutrition Nutritional Requirements Infant Programming Linear medicine.disease Risk analysis (engineering) Food Patient Satisfaction Child Preschool Costs and Cost Analysis Ready to use Dairy Products Dietary Proteins Nutrition Therapy business Protein quality Nutritive Value Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Food and nutrition bulletin. 37 |
| ISSN: | 0379-5721 |
| Popis: | This article describes current research on the development of alternative ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition. An innovative and versatile linear programming tool has been developed to facilitate the creation of therapeutic formulas that are determined acceptable on multiple levels: costs, ingredient acceptability, availability and stability, nutrient requirements, and personal preferences. The formulas are analyzed for ease of production by Washington University team members and for organoleptic properties acceptability to target populations. In the future, RUTF products that are cost-effective, acceptable, sustainable, and widely available will become a reality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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