Kwashiorkor

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form of severe protein malnutrition characterized by edema and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates

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224 ‒ Dietary protein: amount needed, ideal timing, quality, and more | Don Layman, Ph.D.

224 ‒ Dietary protein: amount needed, ideal timing, quality, and more | Don Layman, Ph.D.

Peter Attia MD

A form of childhood malnutrition characterized by an inflated belly (edema), believed to result from disproportionately poor protein quality in relation to energy.