NPR: The Peanut Butter Cure Moves from Hospital to Snack Room
October 4, 2012
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Renande Raphael, aged 16 months, is measured to check whether she is growing normally. As part of a new trial, she’s receiving an extra daily snack of enriched peanut butter.
“Just over a decade ago, a French doctor invented a treatment for severely malnourished children that had a revolutionary, life-saving impact.
It’s basically peanut butter with some added ingredients: dried milk, oil, sugar, and essential minerals and vitamins.
It’s been so successful that some public health officials now are pushing to expand its use. It wouldn’t just be a treatment to save a life, but a snack to keep kids healthy in the first place.”
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