Kwashiorkor is a severe protein malnutrition but unaccompanied by calorie deficiency. It results from the replacement of mother’s milk by a high calorie-low protein diet in a child more than one year in age. The symptoms are oedema, stunted growth, mental retardation, wrinkled skin, thin l

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Kwashiorkor is a severe protein malnutrition but unaccompanied by calorie deficiency. It results from the replacement of mother’s milk by a high calorie-low protein diet in a child more than one year in age. The symptoms are oedema, stunted growth, mental retardation, wrinkled skin, thin legs, bulged eyes, protruded belly.

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Kwashiorkor is caused by protein deficiency.. Kwashiorkor occurs when protein intake is severely inadequate, even if total calories are not. The described signs—especially edema and a protruding belly—fit protein deficiency rather than calorie, vitamin, or mineral deficiency.

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