Biology - Digestion and Absorption Question with Solution | TestHub
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
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Marasmus is a form of severe malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency. It is produced by a simultaneous deficiency of proteins and calories. It is commonly found in infants less than a year in age, if mother's milk is replaced too early by other foods which are poor in both proteins and caloric value.
Kwashiorkor is produced by protein deficiency unaccompanied by calorie deficiency. It results from the replacement of mother's milk by a high calorie-low protein diet in a child more than one year in age.
Rickets is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate.
Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (Vitamin B3).
Answer: Marasmus
