When breastfeeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories, the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from _______.

Pellagra

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Marasmus

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Rickets

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Kwashiorkor

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Solution

The correct option is B
Marasmus

Marasmus is undernourishment causing a child's weight to be significantly low for their age.

Kwashiorkor is caused by a lack of protein in the diet of a child. Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease most frequently caused by a chronic lack of niacin or vitamin B3 in the diet. Rickets is softening and weakening of bones in children, usually due to inadequate vitamin D.

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When breastfeeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories in infants below the age of one year, they are likely to suffer from

Q. When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food (low in proteins and calories); the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from

Q. Breast feeding of an infant less than a year old, is replaced by food deficient in proteins and calories. The child suffers from

Q. Observe the below statements.
(i) Protein deficiency in diet leads to Kwashiorkor disease.
(ii) Deficiency of only calories leads to Marasmus disease.

Q. The following are the symptoms of Kwashiorkor and marasmus. Categorize them correctly:-
I. It is caused by the deficiency of protein in the diet.
II. It is caused by the prolonged deficiency of protein and calories in the diet.
III. It affects infants under one year of age
IV It commonly affects babies between 1-3 years of age.
V. Subcutaneous fat persists.
VI. Subcutaneous fat is used up, making ribs very prominent.

VII. Skin and hair change colour.
VIII. May caused due to lack of protein in mother milk.
IX. No edema occurs.
X. No change in skin and hair colour.

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