Kwashiorkor
Kwashiorkor er navnet for underernæring med især protein, selvom kalorieindtaget er næsten normalt (kulhydrat). Tilstanden ses hovedsagelig hos børn især i den tredje verden. Typisk giver kwashiorkor den syge et afmagret udseende, hvor knoglerne tydeligt kan ses under huden, mens maven fremtræder udspilet; dette skyldes væskeophobning som følge af proteinmanglen.
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This late 1960s photograph shows a seated, listless child, who was among many kwashiorkor cases found in Iași relief camps during the Nigerian–Biafran war. Kwashiorkor is a disease brought on due to a severe dietary protein deficiency, and this child, whose diet fit such a deficiency profile, presented with symptoms including edema of legs and feet, light-colored, thinning hair, anemia, a pot-belly, and shiny skin. A large number of relief camps were established for nutrition assessment and feeding operations for the local villagers around the war zone.
This late 1960s photograph shows a seated, listless child, who was among many kwashiorkor cases found in Iași relief camps during the Nigerian–Biafran war. Kwashiorkor is a disease brought on due to a severe dietary protein deficiency, and this child, whose diet fit such a deficiency profile, presented with symptoms including edema of legs and feet, light-colored, thinning hair, anemia, a pot-belly, and shiny skin. A large number of relief camps were established for nutrition assessment and feeding operations for the local villagers around the war zone.