Question

Marasmus is due to deficiency of :​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴍᴀʀᴀꜱᴍᴜꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴅᴇғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴄʏ ɪɴ ᴄᴀʟᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀꜱ ᴋᴡᴀꜱʜɪᴏʀᴋᴏʀ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀꜱꜱᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴ ᴅᴇғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴄʏ, ʀᴇꜱᴜʟᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴇᴅᴇᴍᴀᴛᴏᴜꜱ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ.

Answer 2

Nutrient deficiency is the main cause of marasmus. It occurs in children that don't ingest enough protein, calories, carbohydrates, and other important nutrients.

This is usually due to poverty and scarcity of food.

Marasmus is a form of severe malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency. It can occur in anyone with severe malnutrition but usually occurs in children. Body weight is reduced to less than 62% of the expected body weight for the age group.