Tag: Ready to use food

According to UNICEF, malnutrition is one of the leading causes of death among children under five, and in response, Ready-to-Use Supplementary Foods (RUSFs) like Plumpy Doz have become vital tools. This life-saving, ready-to-eat peanut, milk, and soy-based paste is formulated to prevent malnutrition in children aged 6 to 36 months, particularly during high-risk periods.

Invented to overcome contamination risks of F-100 in unhygienic environments, ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is the nutritional exchange equivalent of F-100 for treating severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in community settings. It is a cornerstone of modern malnutrition management, allowing for effective treatment outside of a hospital environment.

According to UNICEF, ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), a type of therapeutic food, has a 90% success rate in treating severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children under five. What is meant by therapeutic food is a nutrient-dense, specially formulated product designed to rapidly restore nutritional health, particularly in humanitarian emergencies.