The Wasting Away of the Body That Results When Infants

question 52

Multiple Choice

The wasting away of the body that results when infants receive a diet low in all essential nutrients, often because their mothers are too malnourished to provide adequate breast milk, is called

• A)Kwashiorkor.
• B)neoteny.
• C)marasmus.
• D)poor nutrition.

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