This is the first meal the Israeli hostages will eat once freed
By Social Links for Alex Oliveira
Published Nov. 23, 2023, 6:18 p.m. ET
The Israeli Health Ministry issued local hospitals with guidelines for feeding patients suffering from malnutrition as they prepare to admit 50 hostages released by Hamas in the cease-fire deal, according to reports.
Official guidelines address “treating refeeding syndrome in returning captives,” according to Israeli news outlet Ynet, referring to a condition that can be fatal to people who have not eaten properly for extended periods of time and are suddenly introduced to a normal diet.
“Prolonged malnutrition may lead to significant nutritional deficiencies that can adversely affect health and even pose a life-threatening risk,” the guide explained, and broke down the recommended diets based on age group.
Children between one and three years old should be given water, a sweet biscuit, unsweetened applesauce, tea sweetened with a teaspoon of sugar, the guide said.
Adolescents and adults are to be given water, a hot drink sweetened with a tablespoon of sugar, three sweet biscuits, and unsweetened applesauce.
Refeeding syndrome is caused by a sudden shift in fluid, electrolyte, and metabolic intake, according to the National Institutes of Health. Patients who have not been given proper sustenance for a period of ten days are susceptible.
It is unclear what condition the 240 hostages taken by Hamas during their bloody October 7 surprise attack are in.
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