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List out the various diseases caused due to nutritional deficiency. Add a note on their symptoms.

• Deficiency in certain food constituents such as protein causes nutritional deficiency diseases.


• Protein deficiency diseases are Marasmus and Kwashiorkar.


• In Marasmus the child loses weight and suffers severe diarrhoea and it will appear very weak and looks their bones are covered by skin.


• In Kwashiorkar the child develops an enlarged belly with face and feet swelling.


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