Question

kwashiorkor disease is caused due to the deficiency of proteins and calories correct the sentence​

Answer 1

Answer: Kwashiorkor disease is caused due to the deficiency of proteins

Answer 2

Marasmus disease is caused due to the deficiency of proteins and calories.

• Both Kwashiorkor and Marasmus are types of diseases that are caused due to malnutrition.
• Kwashiorkor can be defined as a disease that is caused by the deficiency of proteins only.
• While Marasmus is a disease that is caused by the deficiency of both proteins and calories.
• Hence to correct the sentence we have to replace the word Kwashiorkor with Marasmus.