Peanut Therapeutic Food Paste Treating Malnutrition
Peanut Therapeutic Food Paste Treating Malnutrition
Children in sub-Saharan Africa are more than 15 times more likely to die before the age of 5 than children in high income countries.
Lack
of access to highly nutritious foods, and rising food prices is a common cause
of malnutrition. Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods or RUTF was first introduced in
situations of humanitarian emergencies during the early 2000s.
Malnutrition
is the underlying cause of death in an estimated 34 percent of all children
worldwide. RUTF is high energy; lipid-based nutrient supplement paste used
for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition.
RUTF
provides energy, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals to treat severe acute
malnutrition in children six months to under 5 years of age.
RUTF has around
550 kilo-calories per 100 grams of the product. RUTF is basically peanut butter
mixed with dried skim milk, vitamins and minerals and can be stored for three
to four months without refrigeration, even at tropical environments. RUTF can
have a shelf life of two years when stored at 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
UNICEF
is the primary global purchaser of RUTF. RUTF has transformed the treatment of
severe malnutrition providing foods that are safe to use at home and ensure
rapid weight gain in severely malnourished children.
The peanut butter mixture
can be consumed directly by the child and provides sufficient nutrient intake
for complete recovery from severe malnutrition. RUTF is not a cure-all and is
used as a supplement, not a meal replacement. Local production of RUTF paste is
taking place in several countries of Africa, including DRC, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Niger.
At least 1 in 3
children under-five in Africa were stunted in 2011. Stunting hampers cognitive
development of young children which undermines learning ability later in life.
In
Africa, boys are more likely to be stunted than girls are; the effects of
stunting are irreversible. Five countries in Africa have more than 5 percent
severe wasting South Sudan, Nigeria, Chad, Mali, and Sudan.
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The peanut butter mixture
can be consumed directly by the child and provides sufficient nutrient intake
for complete recovery from severe malnutrition. RUTF is not a cure-all and is
used as a supplement, not a meal replacement. Local production of RUTF paste is
taking place in several countries of Africa, including DRC, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Niger.
