Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)
Protein is essential for growth and repair of body
cells and tissues. Deficiency of proteins leads to weakness but its severe
conditions causes diseases like:
1. Kwashiorkar
2. Marasmus
It is a condition of severe protein de ciency. It a
ects children between 1- 5 years of age, whose diet mainly consists of
carbohydrates but poor in proteins.
It usually a ects infants below the age of one year
when the diet is poor in carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Look at the pictures
of these children in picture 1 and 3. What differences can you observe in terms
of growth, weight and appearance when compared to healthy children in picture
2?
Recommended nutritional requirements for a child
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