WASTING

This study is testing new, cheaper recipes for special therapeutic food used to treat dangerously underweight children. It aims to see if these new foods, made without expensive peanuts and dairy, work as well as the current standard food and are better at preventing children fro…

This study is testing if adding a nutrient called choline to the special food given to treat severe malnutrition helps children's brain development. Researchers in Malawi will give 1500 malnourished children, aged 6-59 months, either the standard therapeutic food or the food with…

This study is testing whether two natural proteins from milk, lactoferrin and lysozyme, can help children who are recovering from severe diarrhea and malnutrition. The goal is to see if these daily supplements, mixed into food, can prevent future diarrhea episodes and help the ch…

This study is testing a community program to help more severely malnourished children get treatment in Kenya. Local health workers will be equipped with smartphones and simple tools to train families to screen their own children for dangerous weight loss. The goal is to see if th…

This study aims to understand how diet and nutrition affect the growth and development of young children in remote farming communities in Pakistan. Researchers will follow over 800 children from birth to age 5, tracking their diets, health, and development. The goal is to gather …