Case Study Report of Dietary Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition : 9783656845881 : 27 Nov 2014 : Project Report from the year 2010 in the subject Nutritional Science, grade: 70.00, University of Ghana, Legon (Nutrition and Food Science Department, Faculty of Science), course: Dietary Management of Diseases, language: English, abstract: Severe acute malnutrition or severe wasting is defined as weight-for-length less than - 3 SD based on WHO standards. The condition is highly prevalent in populations living in the context of poverty with concurrent disease burdens. The worldwide prevalence of severe wasting in children below five years is estimated to be 35% and 2% in Ghana. Treatment of severe acute malnutrition is either facility- or hospital-based if there are complications and appetite is poor, or community-based in the absence of complications coupled with good appetite. In order to be abreast with the treatment of severe acute malnutrition, as part of the requirement in the mas