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Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)

Protein is essential for growth and repair of body cells and tissues.

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

 

Kwashiorkar

 

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.

 

Marasmus

 

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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