K-Mix 2 is a high energy food used for the treatment of severe

malnutrition Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. Specifically, it is "a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients" which adversely affects the body's tissues a ...

. It was developed by

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in response to the

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, and was widely used in later famines in India and Africa. It is a dry mix of * 3 parts by weight

calcium caseinate Calcium caseinate is one of several milk proteins derived from casein in skim and 1% milk. Calcium caseinate is primarily used in meal preparation and fat breakdown. Caseinates are produced by adding an alkali to another derivative of casein, a ...

* 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. Although extremely effective in the treatment of children too weak to feed themselves, 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.

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