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Plumpy'Nut the wonder food Severe acute malnutrition kills an estimated one million children each year, according to UNICEF. Plumpy'Nut is a nutritional product, a ready to use therapeutic food, designed to save the lives of starving children. The recipe was devised by André Briend, a paediatric nutritionist working in Malawi. He had attempted many different ways of providing enough nutrients to severely malnourished children without them having to be admitted to a treatment unit. The story goes that he had an inspiration when looking at a jar of Nutella, a chocolate spread. After ten years of development, the product is now proving revolutionary. Its great advantages are: ~ no water has to be added, reducing the risk of infection ~ the child can stay at home even if hygeine conditions are not perfect ~ it comes in foil covered bars or in plastic containers ~ it can be stored in tropical conditions for 3 - 4 months ~ it is palatable and soft ~ can be eaten by children over 6 months of age ~ children like it And most of all, you have to love the name!

Contributed by atms on January 29, 2008, at 3:34 PM UTC.

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