Nutritional Disorders

A patient is generally advised to specially, consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in diet only when he suffers from

Which of the following statements are true for Marasmus but do not hold for Kwashiorkor?

I. Skin becomes dry, thin and wrinkled due to the protein and calories deficiency.

II. Growth and development of eyes and mental faculties are impaired.

III. Shows wasting of muscles, thinning of limbs, failure of growth and brain development.

IV. Some fat is left under the skin.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. 

Marasmus is found in

Kwashiorkor is characterized by

Marasmus is caused by:

Marasmus is due to

Which is not a symptom seen in a child suffering from kwashiorkor?

Select the correct match.

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?

The matchstick legs are the symptoms of _____ disorder.

Identify the correct match from the following:

Foods protect us from disease and therefore antibodies that protect us from the disease are also foods.

Kwashiorkor is a severe vitamin deficiency disease.

Diet rich in carotenoids is beneficial because

In the 16th century, sailors who travelled long distances had diseases related to malnutrition because they were not able to eat fresh vegetables and fruits for months at a time scurvy is a result of deficiency of

Protein deficiency in children is called

Or

In Africa and South-east Asia, people like to have much bread and butter than pulses. They suffer

Protein deficiency leads to :
 

Kwashiorkor disease is due to deficiency of :
 
 

Marasmus disease is caused due to