Who is at risk of protein energy malnutrition?
What will be an ideal response?
The risk factors of PEM are: poverty, poor food quality, insufficient food intake, unsanitary living conditions (causing diarrhea and infection), ignorance regarding the proper feeding of children, and the cessation of breastfeeding in the first few months of age. PEM is more frequently seen in infants and children than in adults.
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