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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 _______.


A

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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