The treatment of kwashiorkor with milk and vegetable proteins

Abstract

An account is given of the successful treatment of kwashiorkor with diets containing large amounts of protein. Concentrated milk protein gave the best results, but mixtures of plant proteins were also effective. The preparation of the diets, for which no special apparatus is needed, is described. Cooking bananas (plantains) and sweet bananas were found to be excellent vehicles for the proteins, as well as providing a form of carbohydrate which is well tolerated. © 1952, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.