Human Nutrition 3(3+0)

Lesson 18 : Proteins

Protein energy malnutrition

The symptoms of protein deficiency are most often seen in impoverished people who have limited access to food.

There are two types of protein-energy malnutrition

1. Kwashiorkor
2. Marasmus
3. Marasmic-Kwashiorkar

Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)
A condition resulting due to insufficient amounts of kcalories and protein wasting and an increased/results in susceptibility to infections.