Author Question: Yokow gets just enough calories from starchy foods, but his diet is very low in protein. He has an ... (Read 61 times)

HudsonKB16 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Yokow gets just enough calories from starchy foods, but his diet is very low in protein. He has an enlarged belly, swollen feet, and a rash on his skin. Yokow probably suffers from __________.

A) marasmus
B) iron-deficiency anemia
C) kwashiorkor
D) nonorganic failure to thrive

Question 2

Marasmus __________.

A) usually appears in the first year of life
B) is caused by a diet very low in protein
C) is characterized by an enlarged belly and swollen feet
D) rarely leads to death because the child gets enough calories