WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS IMAGE: AT A RURAL HEALTH CENTER IN SOUTHERN MALAWI, IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, A MOTHER FEEDS HER CHILD A PACKET OF READY-TO-USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD (RUTF) AS PART OF A CLINICAL TRIAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER ADDING THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID DHA AND CERTAIN OILS TO THE NUTRIENT-RICH FOOD IMPROVES THE COGNITIVE HEALTH...
Researchers designed the study to supplement the diet of malnourished children with a formulation that contains locally available, culturally acceptable foods selected based on the ability of the ingredients to boost key growth-promoting gut microbes. The work supports the notion that healthy growth of infants and children is closely linked to healthy development of their...
