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When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food how in proteins and calories, the infants below the age of one yer are likely to suffer from

A

Rickets

B

Kwashiorkor

C

Pellagra

D

Marasmus

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AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH-DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION -Assignment (SECTION-C )
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