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Rashid [163]
2 years ago
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The form of malnutrition in which children are of an appropriate height for their age but thinner than they should be is termed

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Vadim26 [7]2 years ago
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Wasted

Low weight-for-height is known as wasting. It usually indicates recent and severe weight loss, because a person has not had enough food to eat and/or they have had an infectious disease, such as diarrhoea, which has caused them to lose weight.

<h3>What is Malnutrition ?</h3>

Malnutrition is a serious condition that happens when your diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients

  • Low weight-for-height is known as wasting
  • Low height-for-age is known as stunting.
  • Children with low weight-for-age are known as underweight
  • Overweight and obesity is when a person is too heavy for his or her height.

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