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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 _______.
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 _______.
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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.
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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