NEET Biology question

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When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories; the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from

(A)MarasmusCorrect
(B)Rickets
(C)Kwashiorkor
(D)Pellagra

Answer: (A)

Solution

Prolonged starvation causes marasmus due to a generalized wasting of body because of both energy and protein deficiency. The body becomes lean and weak, eyes depressed and skin wrinkled. Kwashiorkor is a disease caused by

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