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Kwashiorkor

Last Updated: May 14, 2012

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Kwashiorkor- A body condition caused by a lack of dietary protein or lack of digestible protein. It causes the body to break down muscle protein to amino acids so they can be used to build the essential parts of the body. It produces weak animals.

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