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Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 in young children with moderate acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis of a randomised trial in Burkina Faso

Helt TW, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS, Yaméogo CW,  et al.
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is an important growth factor in childhood. We aimed to investigate th...

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Research

Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 in young children with moderate acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Burkina Faso

Helt TW, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS, Yaméogo CW,  et al.
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is an important growth factor in childhood. We aimed to investigate the impact of food supplements for treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (M...

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How age and sex affect treatment outcomes for children with severe malnutrition: A multi-country secondary data analysis

Thurstans S, Opondo C, Bailey J, Stobaugh H, Loddo F,  et al.
2023-12-04 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2023-12-04 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
Age and sex influence the risk of childhood wasting. We aimed to determine if wasting treatment outcomes differ by age and sex in children under 5 years, enroled in therapeutic and suppl...
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Commentary

The neglect of kwashiorkor

May T, Babirekere-Iriso E, Traoré M, Berbain E, Ahmed M,  et al.
2023-11-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2023-11-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
Conference Material
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Poster

Optimising the dosage of ready-to-use therapeutic food in children with severe acute malnutrition and severe underweight: secondary analysis of the OptiMA-DRC trial

Cazes C, Alitanou R, Phelan KPQ, Hubert V, Kalenga Tshiala B,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Research

Prognostic value of different anthropometric indices over different measurement intervals to predict mortality in 6–59-month-old children

Briend A, Myatt M, Berkley JA, Black RE, Boyd EM,  et al.
2023-06-01 • Public Health Nutrition
2023-06-01 • Public Health Nutrition
OBJECTIVE
To compare the prognostic value of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ) for predicting death over periods of...
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Research

Anthropometric criteria for best-identifying children at high risk of mortality: a pooled analysis of twelve cohorts

Khara T, Myatt M, Sadler K, Bahwere P, Berkley JA,  et al.
2023-02-03 • Public Health Nutrition
2023-02-03 • Public Health Nutrition
OBJECTIVE
To understand which anthropometric diagnostic criteria best discriminate higher from lower risk of death in children and explore programme implications.

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Conference Material
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Poster

Impact of food supplements on IGF-1 in children with moderate acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis of a randomised 2x2x3 factorial trial in Burkina Faso

Helt TW, Grenov B, Yaméogo CW, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS,  et al.
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
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Research

Evaluation of the acceptability of improved supplementary foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso using a mixed method approach

Iuel-Brockdorf AS, Draebel TA, Ritz C, Fabiansen C, Cichon B,  et al.
2016-01-02 • Appetite
2016-01-02 • Appetite
The objective of this study was to evaluate, within the context of a randomized controlled trial of product effectiveness, the acceptability of new formulations of six corn-soy blended f...
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Research

Thymus size in children with moderate malnutrition: a cohort study from Burkina Faso

Rytter MJH, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Yaméogo CW, Windinmi SZ,  et al.
2020-07-20 • Pediatric Research
2020-07-20 • Pediatric Research
Background: Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) affects millions of children, increasing their risk of dying from infections. Thymus atrophy may be a marker of malnutrition-associated immu...
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Research

Energy needs in the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis to optimize delivery of ready-to-use therapeutic foods

Isanaka S, Andersen CT, Hanson KE, Berthé F, Grais RF,  et al.
2020-03-07 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2020-03-07 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
Outpatient therapeutic feeding protocols for the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in children were initially based on weight gain data from inpatient settings and exp...
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Research

Effectiveness of Food Supplements in Increasing Fat-Free Tissue Accretion in Children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition: A Randomised 2 × 2 × 3 Factorial Trial in Burkina Faso

Fabiansen C, Yameogo CW, Iuel-Brockdorf AS, Cichon B, Rytter MJH,  et al.
2017-09-11 • PLOS Medicine
2017-09-11 • PLOS Medicine
Children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) are treated with lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) or corn-soy blend (CSB). We assessed the effectiveness of (a) matrix, i.e., LNS or ...
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Research

Association between admission criteria and body composition among young children with moderate acute malnutrition, a cross-sectional study from Burkina Faso

Fabiansen C, Cichon B, Yaméogo CW, Iuel-Brockdorf AS, Phelan KPQ,  et al.
2020-08-06 • Scientific Reports
2020-08-06 • Scientific Reports
Children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) are treated based on low weight-for-length z-score (WLZ), low mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) or both. This study aimed to assess assoc...
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Research

Prevention of child wasting: Results of a Child Health & Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) prioritisation exercise

Frison S, Angood C, Khara T, Bahwere P, Black RE,  et al.
2020-02-12 • PLOS One
2020-02-12 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND:
An estimated 49.5 million children under five years of age are wasted. There is a lack of robust studies on effective interventions to prevent wasting. The aim of this s...
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Research

Impact of food supplements on early child development in children with moderate acute malnutrition: A randomised 2 x 2 x 3 factorial trial in Burkina Faso

Olsen MF, Iuel-Brockdorf AS, Yaméogo CW, Cichon B, Fabiansen C,  et al.
2020-12-23 • PLOS Medicine
2020-12-23 • PLOS Medicine
BACKGROUND
Lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) and corn–soy blends (CSBs) with varying soy and milk content are used in treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). We assessed...
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Research

Estimates of the duration of untreated acute malnutrition in children from Niger

Isanaka S, Grais RF, Briend A, Checchi F
2011-03-04 • American Journal of Epidemiology
2011-03-04 • American Journal of Epidemiology
Expected incidence of acute malnutrition is the most appropriate measure for projecting the needs of a nutritional treatment program over time in terms of staffing, food, and other treat...
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Research

Serum cobalamin in children with moderate acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial

Friis H, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS, Yaméogo CW,  et al.
2022-03-09 • PLOS Medicine
2022-03-09 • PLOS Medicine
BACKGROUND
Among children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) the level of serum cobalamin (SC) and effect of food supplements are unknown. We aimed to assess prevalence and corre...
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Research

Short children with a low midupper arm circumference respond to food supplementation: an observational study from Burkina Faso

Fabiansen C, Phelan KPQ, Cichon B, Ritz C, Briend A,  et al.
2016-01-06 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2016-01-06 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
BACKGROUND
The management of children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is based on food supplementation in outpatient programs. When midupper arm circumference (MUAC) is used a...
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Research

Correlates of serum IGF-1 in young children with moderate acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso

Kjaer TW, Grenov B, Yameogo CW, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorf AS,  et al.
2021-09-01 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2021-09-01 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

BACKGROUND
Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (sIGF-1) is an important growth factor in childhood. However, studies on sIGF-1 among children from low-income countries are few, a...
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Commentary

How can nutrition research better reflect the relationship between wasting and stunting in children? Learnings from the Wasting and Stunting Project

Sadler K, James PT, Bhutta ZA, Briend A, Isanaka S,  et al.
2022-06-10 • Journal of Nutrition
2022-06-10 • Journal of Nutrition
Childhood wasting and stunting affect large numbers of children globally. Both are important risk factors for illness and death yet, despite the fact that these conditions can share comm...