Table 1.

Thiamine content of therapeutic milk and estimated thiamine needs in children during the acute phase of refeeding in SAM.

Body weight (kg)	Approximate amount of F-75 (milliliter and equivalent of thiamine content) given in 8 meals/day in acute stabilization phase according to refeeding protocols [WHO (84)]	South African and Australian guidelines for prevention of refeeding syndrome (2 mg/kg of thiamine) (118, 119)
5	8 × 85 ml/day (~0.5 mg of thiamine)	10 mg of thiamine
7	8 × 120 ml/day (~0.8 mg of thiamine)	14 mg of thiamine
10	8 × 170 ml/day (~1.1 mg of thiamine)	20 mg of thiamine
15	8 × 250 ml/day (~1.7 mg of thiamine)	30 mg of thiamine

SAM, severe acute malnutrition; F-75 is the therapeutic milk used during early refeeding (75 kcal/100 ml). As an example, a 7 kg child with complicated SAM would be given eight meals of 120 ml of F-75 on admission. Applying above guidelines (third column) would represent approximately 17 times more thiamine.