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What will happen if the children are suffer from malnutrition especially deficiency of proteins in food ? What will be the symptoms you can observe in such children ?

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(1) If the children are exposed for long term malnutrition of proteins in diet, they will get a disease called "Kwashiorkar". 

(2) Symptoms : (a) Body parts are swollen due to accumulation of water in the intercellular spaces. b) Poor muscle development 

(c) Swollen legs and fluffy face d) Diarrhoea and dry skin.

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