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Protein-energy undernutrition over a prolonged period of time produces many syndromes |
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In children the condition kwashiorkor is characterized, among other things, by apathy and a distended stomach |
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Protein-energy malnutrition impairs the immune response |
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Protein-energy malnutrition is rampant among infants in Third World countries |
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Over 10 million people died of undernutrition last year |