Kwashiorkor appears in children between the ages of 2 and 5 years. The reason is that

A. protein intake has been high for a long enough time to cause kidney damage.
B. growth needs are low.
C. children have been weaned from breast milk to starchy gruels.
D. by this time, adequate exposure to other children allows them to catch it.


Answer: C

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