Rice Bran-based Supplemental Foods for the Treatment of Childhood Malnutrition

Inclusion Criteria: * Willing to participate in the study, with parent(s) signing the informed consent. If the caretaker denies the participation of the child, the child will be enrolled for treatment through the health system, but the information will be not considered for the purpose of the trial. * Child identified with a weight-for-height z-score WHZ of \< -2.5 (SAM children and children with advanced moderate acute malnutrition) and/or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) \<115 mm) or a child with mild to moderate nutritional edema (regardless of anthropometry). * Being qualified for outpatient treatment. * Aged 6-59 months old upon enrolment * Pass appetite test (taste test) (as stipulated by WHO guidelines on the treatment of SAM). See appetite test document attached. * Not having consumed RUTF in the last two months Exclusion Criteria: * Children detected with severe acute malnutrition younger than 6 months of age will be excluded from the project, as well as any child with a body weight \<4.0 kg. * Children 6-59 months old who, when diagnosed with SAM, have been detected with medical complications, with TB, HIV positive status, one or more signs from the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guidelines, severe oedema (+++) or who have failed the appetite test (see appetite test document attached). * Medical complications include: Cough/difficulty in breathing; Diarrhea; Fever; Ear Problems. IMCI signs will be identified according to WHO definition and in…