Protein deficiency in children is called

  • A
    Obesity
  • B
    Marasmus
  • C
    Diabetes
  • D
    Kwashiorkor

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Which of the following symptoms are common to both Marasmus and Kwashiorkor?
$I-$ Muscle wasting
$II-$ Fat stored under the skin
$III-$ Thinning of limbs
$IV-$ Failure of growth and brain development
$V-$ Severe edema (swelling) in the body

Which group of three of the following five statements $(1-5)$ contains all three correct statements regarding beri-beri?
$1.$ $A$ crippling disease prevalent among the native population of sub-Saharan Africa.
$2.$ $A$ deficiency disease caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin $B_1$).
$3.$ $A$ nutritional disorder in infants and young children when the diet is persistently deficient in essential protein.
$4.$ Occurs in those countries where the staple diet is polished rice.
$5.$ The symptoms are pain from neuritis,paralysis,muscle wasting,progressive oedema,mental deterioration,and finally heart failure.

Vitamin $A$ is also known as:

Which of the following is not typically present in an adult human and is primarily associated with protein-energy malnutrition?

When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories,infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from:

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