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Kwashiorkor  disease  in  children  is  caused by
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: B) sufficient  carbohydrates  and  fats  but deficient proteins in diet         
         
Explanation: Kwashiorkar is produced by protein deficiency unaccompanied by calorie  deficiency.  It  results  from the  replacement  of  mother’s  milk by a high calorie-low protein diet in a child more than one year in age. Like marasmus, kwashiorkor shows wasting   of   muscles,   thinning   of limbs,  failure  of  growth  and  brain development
       
      
      
      
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