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Kwashiorkor is caused by a lack of protein in the diet. Kwashiorkor is most common in areas where there is, famine, limited food supply, low levels of education (when people do not understand how to eat a proper diet). | Worldwide, the most common cause of protein energy malnutrition is inadequate food intake. Kwashiorkor is caused by a lack of protein in the diet. Kwashiorkor is most common in areas where there is, famine, limited food supply, low levels of education (when people do not understand how to eat a proper diet). | ||
==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]
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Causes
Worldwide, the most common cause of protein energy malnutrition is inadequate food intake. Kwashiorkor is caused by a lack of protein in the diet. Kwashiorkor is most common in areas where there is, famine, limited food supply, low levels of education (when people do not understand how to eat a proper diet).