What type of diet is advised to rehabilitate a severely malnourished child?

a. RUTF
b. Large amounts of the local diet
c. Liberal quantities of lactose-free powdered milk until growth rate is restored
d. High energy until normal body mass index is achieved, then moderate energy thereafter
e. BRAT


ANS: A

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