NUTRITION
MALNUTRITION
Question
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -a lack of interest in eating and drinking. feeling tired all the time. feeling weak. getting ill often and taking a long time to recover.
Detailed explanation-2: -Symptoms in children Symptoms of malnutrition in a child can include: not growing or putting on weight at the expected rate (faltering growth) changes in behaviour, such as being unusually irritable, slow or anxious. low energy levels and tiring more easily than other children.
Detailed explanation-3: -Malnutrition refers to deficiencies or excesses in nutrient intake, imbalance of essential nutrients or impaired nutrient utilization. The double burden of malnutrition consists of both undernutrition and overweight and obesity, as well as diet-related noncommunicable diseases.