Faster rehabilitation weight gain during childhood is associated with risk of non-communicable disease in adult survivors of severe acute malnutrition.

Faster rehabilitation weight gain during childhood is associated with risk of non-communicable disease in adult survivors of severe acute malnutrition.

Nutritional rehabilitation during severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aims to quickly restore body size and minimize poor short-term outcomes. We hypothesized that faster weight gain during treatment is associated with greater cardiometabolic risk in adult life. Anthropometry, body composition (DEXA), b...

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Main Authors: Debbie S Thompson, Kimberley McKenzie, Charles Opondo, Michael S Boyne, Natasha Lelijveld, Jonathan C Wells, Tim J Cole, Kenneth Anujuo, Mubarek Abera, Melkamu Berhane, Albert Koulman, Stephen A Wootton, Marko Kerac, Asha Badaloo, CHANGE Study Collaborators Group
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002698&type=printable
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