Human Growth and Development / Unit 3 HGD 0325 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Malnutrition
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The idea
Undernutrition is responsible for about forty-five percent of child deaths worldwide, and severe malnutrition reduces neurons, synapses, dendrite growth and myelination.
In practice
Marasmus, starvation from too few calories and too little protein, beside kwashiorkor, too little protein after weaning.
Where people slip
Kwashiorkor brings loss of appetite and a swollen abdomen; both conditions can delay development permanently.
Your place on the trail
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