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Daily consumption of ready-to-use peanut-based therapeutic food increased fat free mass, improved anemic status but has no impact on the zinc status of people living with HIV/AIDS: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa and malnutrition constitute the main obstacles for successful treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH). The aim of this study was to assess the effect of consuming daily 100 g RUTF (ready-to-use therapeutic food) as supplement, on body composi...

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Autores principales: Diouf, Adama, Badiane, Abdou, Manga, Noël Magloire, Idohou-Dossou, Nicole, Sow, Papa Salif, Wade, Salimata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700615/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26728978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2639-8