Which of these conditions is due to an inadequate intake of both protein and calories?
a. Obesity
b. Bulimia
c. Marasmus
d. Kwashiorkor
ANS: C
Marasmus, protein-calorie malnutrition, is due to an inadequate intake of protein and calories or prolonged starvation. Obesity is due to caloric excess; bulimia is an eating disorder. Kwashiorkor is protein malnutrition.
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