One of many severe protein energy malnutrition disorders that are a widespread problem among children in developing countries. The word's origin is in Ghana, where it means a deposed child, or a child that is no longer suckled. The disease...

Kwashiorkor is a type of malnutrition with controversial causes, but it is commonly believed to be caused by insufficient protein intake. It usually affects children aged 1–4 years, although it also occurs in older children and adults. Jamaican...

Kwashiorkor in the United States is usually the result of nutritional ignorance, social chaos, food faddism, avoidance of food allergens, or a combination of these factors, reported Dr. Theodore Liu of the University of California, San Francisco, and his associates. The authors...

Plasma Urea Appearance Rate Is Lower When Children with Kwashiorkor and Infection Are Fed Egg White-Tryptophan Rather than Milk Protein1 ABSTRACT In kwashiorkor, there is less endogenous proteolysis in response to acute infection than in a well-nourished state. Thus the amino acid composition...