K-Mix 2
Food used for treatment of malnutrition
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K-Mix 2 is a high energy food used for the treatment of severe malnutrition.[1] It was developed by UNICEF in response to the Biafran War,[2] and was widely used in later famines in India and Africa.
It is a dry mix of
- 3 parts by weight calcium caseinate
- 5 parts dried skimmed milk
- 10 parts sugar
When made up, the 100 g K-Mix-2 is combined with 60 g of oil and 1 litre of water.[1]
Although extremely effective in the treatment of children too weak to feed themselves,[2] its high cost precludes it from being used in any but the most extreme cases. After the acute malnutrition has been treated, it is replaced with other foods.[3]