Question

write about marasmus n kwashiorkor
diseases.​

Answer 1

Marasmus occurrence increases prior to age 1, whereas kwashiorkor occurrence increases after 18 months. It can be distinguished from kwashiorkor in that kwashiorkor is protein deficiency with adequate energy intake whereas marasmus is inadequate energy intake in all forms, including protein.

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Answer 2

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Marasmus

Marasmus usually affects infants below the age of one year and is due to the deficiency of carbohydrates,fats and proteins in the diet. This disease is caused due to the sudden stoppage of breast feeding followed by a diet poor in energy giving foods like carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

Kwashiorkor

It is a severe proteins deficiency disease usually affecting young children. This disease is caused when mothers stop breast feeding their babies at an early age, and the child is given a diet poor in proteins. Mother's milk is rich in proteins,and after weaning, the child is given a diet mainly consisting of carbohydrates and poor in proteins. The suffering child may die before the age of five years.

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