Therapeutic feeding regimens for inpatient treatment of complicated severe acute malnutrition in children 6 to 59 months old

RUTF: ready-to-use therapeutic food; F-75: therapeutic milk formula providing 75 kcal/100 mL, designed by the World Health Organization (WHO); F-100: therapeutic milk formula providing 100 kcal/100 mL, designed by the WHO.
* For the appetite test, the child is offered RUTF in a calm setting; the child passes the test if he or she consumes approximately 30 grams of RUTF without vomiting or significant distress.
¶ Goal for RUTF feeds is 150 to 200 kcal/kg/day.