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Kwashiorkor disease develops due to

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  1. Malnutrition

  2. Overeating

  3. Catalysis

  4. Mutation

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kwashiorkor is a form of malnutrition that occurs when there is not enough protein in the diet. 

Causes: 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).
This disease is more common in very poor countries. It often occurs during a drought or other natural disaster, or during political unrest. These conditions are responsible for a lack of food, which leads to malnutrition.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Which of the following regarding the dietary requirements of the major food stuffs is correct?

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  1. Adults can synthesise all of the amino acids found in proteins.

  2. Children who have a protein deficient diet may develop kwashiorkor.

  3. Edema is a characteristic feature of marasmus.

  4. People whose diets are low in fats often suffer from fatty acid deficiency diseases.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kwashiorkor is the Malnutrition that occurs when there is not enough protein in the diet.

Symptoms include abdominal swelling, diarrhoea, enlarged liver, frequent infections, generalized infections, failure to thrive, severe unintentional weight loss, swelling in extremities, apathy, hair loss, irritability, middle ear infection, or skin rash. Hence Children who have a protein deficient diet may develop kwashiorkor.

So, the correct option is 'Children who have a protein deficient diet may develop kwashiorkor'.

Kwashiorkor is a disease which is caused due to deficiency of 

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  1. Only carbohydrates

  2. Only proteins

  3. Both carbohydrates and protein

  4. Fats and carbohydrates

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kwashiorkor is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in developing countries. It is a form of malnutrition caused by not getting enough protein in your diet. Every cell in your body contains protein. You need protein in your diet for your body to repair cells and make new cells. A healthy body regenerates cells in this manner constantly. Protein is also important for growth during childhood and pregnancy. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

A child eats food rich in carbohydrates and avoids protein in its diet. Which type of nutritional deficiency will affect that child?

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  1. Kwashiorkar

  2. Nyctalopia

  3. Diabetes

  4. Down syndrome

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Correct Option: A

A person whose diet is deficient in proteins may have 

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  1. Swelling of face

  2. Obesity

  3. Bent bones

  4. Poor vision

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The one whose diet is deficient in proteins is suffering from kwashiorkor. The symptoms of this include, edema or swelling (of face), change in skin and hair color, fatigue, diarrhoea, irritability.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Protein deficiency in children is called

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  1. Obesity

  2. Marasmus

  3. Diabetes

  4. Kwashiorkor

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kwashoprkor is caused by the deficiency of proteins in diet  this disease occurs in children of age group 1 to 5 years. 

A doctor advises a person to have more meat, butter, milk,
eggs in his diet. The person is

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  1. Suffering from scurvy

  2. Cannot see in dark

  3. Suffering from rickets

  4. Suffering from Kwashiorkar disease

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kwashiorkor is a malnutrition disease which occurs due to the deficiency of protein in the diet of children, though the diet may contain adequate amounts of carbohydrate. Meat butter, milk and eggs are richest source of protein.

Kilocalories of usable energy liberated by one mole of glucose is?

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  1. $80$

  2. $160$

  3. $180$

  4. $380$

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Correct Option: D

The protein deficiency disease is known as

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  1. Scurvy

  2. Addisons disease

  3. Kwashiorkor

  4. Pellagra

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Correct Option: C

Which is caused by deficiency of protein?

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  1. Night blindness

  2. Beri-beri

  3. Xerophthalmia

  4. Kwashiorkor

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Correct Option: D