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JIPMER 2005
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2005
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Digestion and Absorption

JIPMER 2005 · Zoology · Digestion and Absorption

Disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is

Disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is

Options

  1. AObesity
  2. BMarasmus
  3. CDiabetes
  4. DKwashiorkor

Correct answer

D. Kwashiorkor

Step-by-step solution

Kwashiorkor is caused by the deficiency of proteins in diet. This disease occurs in children of age group 1 to 5 years. Its symptoms are oedema (swelling of abdomen), thining of limbs, diarrhoea and retarded brain.
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