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Recovery

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The first stage of recovery from malnutrition may be an apparent paradox - a loss in weight. This is a result of reduction in the amount of oedema. Subsequently recovery is as follows:

  • improvement in mood - after about two weeks
  • improvement in appetite, such that the child takes food when it is presented. The child can then be fed ad lib, with increasing caloric intake.
  • increase in weight over the next two weeks, which then levels off

The aim is to reach 80% of weight for the height of the child. The child can then be transferred to a diet appropriate for age.

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