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What is the term applied to a more severe condition that results from a deficiency of protein and calories?
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The condition is known as "marasmus", which is a subset of malnutrition.
Note that for clinical purposes, the above is often refered to as either "protein-calorie deficiency" or "protein-energy deficiency". All refer to the same condition.
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Are there any different characteristics regarding Marasmus and Kwashiorkor?
Marasmus is a condition involving both severe protein deficiency and markedly inadequate intake of calories. Kwashiorkor is a condition involving severe protein deficiency, but in the context of sufficient or only mildly deficient intake of carbohydrates and calories, overall.
What is Athrepsia?
Athrepsia is extreme debility in children caused by malnutrition. Children are undernourished due to a deficiency in protein and calories. This condition is also called marasmus.
What deficiency disease will you suffer if you do not get protein?
Protein deficiency.
The effects of protein deficiency?
check out this detailed list of adverse effect of protein deficiency in the body.
Protein what is protein S deficiency?
Protein S deficiency is associated with increased risk for venous thrombosis. This is a clotting disorder involving Vitamin K.
What are some diseases that are related to protein?
There are a few, such as, Protein S Deficiency, which is hereditary; also, Marasmic Kwashiorkor, Protein Energy Deficiency, Wrong protein unfolding, to name a few.
Marasmus usually is associated with a deficiency of?
Marasmus is caused by the deficiency of protein
If there are 150 calories andn 10gr protein how many calories come from protein?
A gram of protein is 4 Calories, so 10 grams of protein provides 40 calories.
Why do malnourished kids in Africa have big stomachs?
The swollen stomach is because of the enlargement of the liver, due to a protein deficiency. The condition is called Kwashiorkor.
How many calories are in the 1g protein?
it is 100 calories in a protein shake
What is protein deficiency?
Marasmus is generally the result of lack of carbohydrates and proteins; and Kwashiorkor is only protein deficiency. Marasmus is severe malnutrition characterized by carbohydrates and protein deficiency. Kwashiorkor is a protein deficiency .
What are the examples of fat-deficiency disease?
Malnutrition disorders such as marasmus result from decreased dietary intake of fats/oils and other calories except protein. Malabsorption syndromes such as Tropical Sprue and Celiac's disease can produce fat deficiency symptoms.
