Primary protein-calorie malnutrition is a problem that is caused by the lack of access to adequate amount of diet which contains essential nutrient for health and development. This can be seen among children and elderly persons. This is the cause of malnourishment. Marasmus and kwashiorkor are the examples of the primary protein-calorie malnutrition.
Protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) occurs when a person does not consume enough food of any kind. it can lead to illness, weight loss, and death. PCM is characterized with <span>muscle waste, loss of subcutaneous fat; 50% of recommended nutritional intake o for 2 weeks or more...</span> Marasmus and Kwashiorkor are illnesses that occur as a result of the protein-calorie malnutrition.
When a factory is emitting large
amounts of CFCs into the atmosphere, it affects the people in that area by the increase
in the level of ocean water. CFCs dissolve in seawater and because they are not
reactive, they just circulate until it becomes saturated.
