Table 1. Nutritional Supplementation Research Priorities Outlined by the World Health Organization [50]

Nutritional Requirements	Nutritional Supplementation	Assessment & Counselling	Programs
Determining energy requirements for TB patients	Effect of micronutrient supplementation on TB treatment outcomes	Developing successful counseling strategies to enhance uptake of nutritional advice.	Effect of WHO nutrition and TB programs on nutritional recovery and treatment outcomes in TB patients.
Quantifying protein & fat requirements and utilization in patients with active TB	Effect of nutritional supplementation in pregnant women with TB on neonatal outcomes	Identifying good nutritional measures in pregnant women with TB	Determining the relative importance of supplementation on adherence
Characterizing risk of micronutrient deficiencies among active TB patients	Benefits of nutritional supplementation on growth and development in children with active TB	Determining optimal BMI for pregnant women with TB to ensure optimal maternal and neonatal outcomes
Identifying causes of malnutrition in TB patients	Defining treatment outcomes and nutritional parameters for supplementation trials
Defining trajectory of weight change during the intensive phase of treatment

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WHO, World Health Organization.