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Plumpy'Nut is a peanut-based paste in a plastic wrapper for treatment of severe acute malnutrition manufactured by a French company, Nutriset.〔 Removing the need for hospitalization, the 92 gram packets of this paste can be administered at home and allow larger numbers to be treated.〔 Plumpy'Nut may be referred to in scientific literature as a Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) alongside other RUTFs such as F-100, a solid form of therapeutic milk. Nutriset has come under criticism from Médecins Sans Frontières because it holds patents for Plumpy'nut.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.msfaccess.org/content/msf-nutriset-patent-impeding-access-treatment-severe-acute-malnutrition )〕 ==Usage== Plumpy’Nut is used as a treatment for emergency malnutrition cases. It supports rapid weight gain derived from broad nutrient intake which can alleviate a starving child from impending illness or death.〔 The product is easy for children to eat because it dispenses readily from a durable, tear-open package. The fortified peanut butter-like paste contains fats, dietary fiber, carbohydrates, proteins (as essential macronutrients), vitamins and minerals (as essential micronutrients). Peanut butter is also an excellent source of vitamin E and B vitamins. Plumpy'Nut has a two-year shelf-life and requires no water, preparation, or refrigeration.〔 Its ease of use has made mass treatment of malnutrition in famine situations more efficient than in the past.〔〔 〕 Severe acute malnutrition has traditionally been treated with therapeutic milk and required hospitalization. Unlike milk, Plumpy'Nut can be administered at home and without medical supervision.〔 It also provides calories and essential nutrients that restore and maintain body weight and health in severely malnourished children more effectively than F100. The United Nations has recognized this utility, stating in 2007 that "new evidence suggests... that large numbers of children with severe acute malnutrition can be treated in their communities without being admitted to a health facility or a therapeutic feeding centre."〔 Plumpy'nut conforms to the UN definition of a Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).〔〔 〕 The Plumpy'nut RUTF is not for use in routine nutrition in nonfamine situations.〔( Chantal Gegout, a WHO nutritionist (BMJ 2010; 341 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c6796 (Published 26 November 2010)) )〕 Peanut allergies have not been found to be a problem in usage due to a lack of allergic reactions in the target populations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plumpy'nut」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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