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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*The disease called kwashiorkor in the Ga language of Accra, Ghana means ‘the disease of the deposed baby’. The term signifies that the sickness an elder child may get when a younger one is born. | |||
*In 1932, kwashiorkor was first described by Dr Cicely Williams, working with African children on the Gold Coast. | |||
*Williams identified a relationship between the low-protein maize diet of the children and the occurrence of the syndrome. | |||
*In 1933, classical kwashiorkor was first described in the literature as a ‘well marked syndrome of the deposed infant’. | |||
*In the 1950s kwashiorkor dominated medical research agendas in South Africa and also in the international arena. | |||
*Into the 1970s, nutritionists focused on the development of high protein foods for weaning. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
Historical Perspective
- The disease called kwashiorkor in the Ga language of Accra, Ghana means ‘the disease of the deposed baby’. The term signifies that the sickness an elder child may get when a younger one is born.
- In 1932, kwashiorkor was first described by Dr Cicely Williams, working with African children on the Gold Coast.
- Williams identified a relationship between the low-protein maize diet of the children and the occurrence of the syndrome.
- In 1933, classical kwashiorkor was first described in the literature as a ‘well marked syndrome of the deposed infant’.
- In the 1950s kwashiorkor dominated medical research agendas in South Africa and also in the international arena.
- Into the 1970s, nutritionists focused on the development of high protein foods for weaning.