2022年5月18日 · Kwashiorkor is a type of malnutrition characterized by severe protein deficiency. It causes fluid retention and a swollen, distended abdomen. Kwashiorkor most commonly affects children, particularly in developing countries with high levels of poverty and food insecurity. People with kwashiorkor may have food to eat, but not enough protein.

2024年1月28日 · Kwashiorkor, also called edematous malnutrition, is a condition caused by malnutrition or famine in which an individual is extremely thin but has a swollen abdomen and …

2023年7月12日 · Kwashiorkor is a form of edematous malnutrition because one of its symptoms is edema, or swelling from fluid retention. Another malnutrition disease is marasmus.

2023年5月26日 · Kwashiorkor is a form of acute malnutrition that occurs due to protein deficiency. It can cause swelling, loss of appetite, lack of muscle and fat tissues, and more. Kwashiorkor...

Kwashiorkor is a type of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). SAM is a category, composed of two conditions: marasmus and kwashiorkor. [9] Both kwashiorkor and marasmus fall under the umbrella of protein–energy malnutrition (PEM). [10] These diseases are oftentimes discussed together, but are distinctly separate conditions of malnutrition.

2023年7月17日 · Kwashiorkor is a disease marked by severe protein malnutrition and bilateral extremity swelling. It usually affects infants and children, most often around the age of weaning through age 5. The disease is seen in very severe cases of starvation and poverty-stricken regions worldwide.

2024年1月6日 · Kwashiorkor is a severe form of malnutrition that primarily affects children in developing countries. It is characterized by a deficiency in protein intake, which leads to a range of physical and developmental abnormalities.

Kwashiorkor is one of the two main types of severe protein-energy undernutrition. People with kwashiorkor are especially deficient in protein, as well as some key micronutrients. Severe protein deficiency causes fluid retention in the tissue’s edema, which distinguishes kwashiorkor from other forms of malnutrition.

2024年2月17日 · Kwashiorkor is a form of malnutrition that occurs when there is not enough protein in the diet. Kwashiorkor is most common in areas where there is: This disease is more common in very poor countries. It may occur during: These events often lead to a lack of food, causing malnutrition. Kwashiorkor is rare in children in the United States.

2024年11月27日 · kwashiorkor, condition caused by severe protein deficiency. Kwashiorkor is most often encountered in developing countries in which the diet is high in starch and low in proteins. It is common in young children weaned to a diet consisting chiefly of cereal grains, cassava, plantain, and sweet potato or similar starchy foods.