what is causes of protein malnutrition
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Malnutrition that occurs due to the deficiency of protein is known as protein malnutrition.
malnutrition may be of 2 types:
- Primary: Because of lack of sufficient protein in diet. Kwashiorkor is a wet protein energy malnutrition characterized by edema, dry and peeling skin and discoloration of hair.
- Secondary: Occurs as a result of complications due to cancer, AIDS, kidney failure or other diseases that makes body incapable to absorb nutrients or make up the lost nutrients. Protein energy malnutrition can also be classified as acute (wasting and thinness), chronic (stunting), acute and chronic malnutrition (underweight).
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main causes of protein malnutrition includes poverty,due to poverty many peoples are unable to get proper nutrition.Another big reason is addition of harmful substances and removal of neccessary nutrients from diet by dealers
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