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Q. Kwashiorkor disease is due to

Digestion and Absorption

Solution:

Kwashiorkor disease is caused due to protein deficiency not accompanied by calorie deficiency in the children of more than one year.
Its symptoms are weak muscles, thin limbs, retarded growth of the body and brain, swelling of legs due to retention of water (oedema), reddish hair, pot belly, etc.