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Changes in Nutritional Status and Morbidities Among Children Having Severe Acute Malnutrition Attending a Nutrition Follow-Up Unit in Bangladesh Who Did Not Receive Any Food Supplementation.

Md Iqbal HossainSayeeda HuqTahmeed Ahmed
Published in: Food and nutrition bulletin (2021)
Because the rate of weight gain was far below the expected ∼5 g/kg/d, the NFU visits without food supplementation are insufficient in terms of catchup growth. Thus, additional efforts are required to improve the management of these SAM children for their catchup growth.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • young adults
  • body mass index
  • birth weight
  • physical activity
  • weight loss