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  2. Protein–energy malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    Protein–energy undernutrition (PEU), once called protein–energy malnutrition (PEM), is a form of malnutrition that is defined as a range of conditions arising from coincident lack of dietary protein and/or energy in varying proportions. The condition has mild, moderate, and severe degrees.

  3. Kwashiorkor - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    In 2010 protein-energy malnutrition resulted in 600,000 deaths down from 883,000 deaths in 1990. [192] Other nutritional deficiencies, which include iodine deficiency and iron deficiency anemia, result in another 84,000 deaths. [192] In 2010 malnutrition caused about 1.5 million deaths in women and children. [193]

  5. Undernutrition in children - Wikipedia

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    Protein-Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is another form of malnutrition that affects children. PEM can appear as conditions called marasmus, kwashiorkor, and an intermediate state of marasmus-kwashiorkor. Although malnutrition can have severe and lasting health effects on women and children, they are still susceptible to other water-related dangers. [10]

  6. Hypoproteinemia - Wikipedia

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    An example of nutritional hypoproteinemia is Kwashiorkor, a type of protein energy malnutrition affecting young children. Malabsorption , often caused by celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease Liver disease can also cause hypoproteinemia by decreasing synthesis of plasma proteins like albumin.

  7. Polioencephalomalacia - Wikipedia

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    Polioencephalomalacia (PEM), also referred to as cerebrocortical necrosis (CCN), is a neurological disease seen in ruminants that is caused by multiple factors, one of which is thiamine depletion in the body.

  8. Marasmus - Wikipedia

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    There are around 50 million children less than five years old who have protein-energy malnutrition. Of the malnourished children population in the world, 80% live in Asia, 15% in Africa, and 5% in Latin America. It is estimated that the prevalence of acute malnutrition in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States is 6.1–14%.

  9. Protein as nutrient - Wikipedia

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    The most important aspect and defining characteristic of protein from a nutritional standpoint is its amino acid composition. [2] Proteins are polymer chains made of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. During human digestion, proteins are broken down in the stomach to smaller polypeptide chains via hydrochloric acid and protease actions.