Protein energy malnutrition causes

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [2]

Overview

Protein energy malnutrition may be caused reduced breast feeding and poor weaning practices, limited availability of food and very little child care in cases of extreme poverty. This classically affects several poor people in regions of poor social and economic background. Other environmental causes such as infections, drought and earthquakes leading to decreased availability of food have also been identified.

Causes

Protein energy malnutrition is caused by:

• Economic and social factors
  • Extreme poverty causes unhygienic living conditions
  • Limited availability of food due to floods and earthquake
  • Reduced breast feeding and poor weaning practices
• Environmental factors
  • Infections such as diarrhea
  • Scarcity of food due to floods, earthquakes and poor agricultural practices
• Age
  • Increased nutritional requirements for growth
• Biological factors
  • Maternal undernutrition
  • Infectious diseases such as measles and diarrhea