Kwashiorkor is a protein-deficiency disease that occurs most commonly in small children, who characteristically have thin arms and legs and bloated, distended abdomens due to fluid imbalance. When such children areplaced on adequate diets, they tend to lose weight at first. Explain this observation.

Kwashiorkor is a protein-deficiency disease that occurs most commonly in small children, who characteristically have thin arms and legs and bloated, distended abdomens due to fluid imbalance. When such children areplaced on adequate diets, they tend to lose weight at first. Explain this observation.

Ebk:Nutrition & Diet Therapy

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Author:DEBRUYNE

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Chapter19: Carbohydrate- And Fat-modified Diets For Malabsorption Disorders

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