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This article was initially categorized based on scheme outlined at WP:DERM:CAT. kilbad (talk) 23:36, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Description is either based on bad data.... OR contains critical meaning-changing syntax error at its very core

"Body weight MAY be reduced to less than 80% of the average weight that corresponds to the height" (emphasis added) - 20% (or less!) deviation from average weight is meaningless, doubly so when not stating whether there's accounting for age, gender, build/girth, or endemic obesity among reference groups. Having this at the very centre of the description characterizing the condition is farcical...UNLESS - DOES THIS MEAN TO SAY "REDUCED *BY*" UP TO 80 PERCENT, INSTEAD OF TO 80%?! 208.127.80.210 (talk) 17:13, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Superseded Pathology of Kwashiorkor

The article mentions that marasmus can be distinguished from kwashiorkor in that kwashiorkor is a disorder of protein-deficiency. More recent studies have essentially disproven this theory - kwashiorkor is in fact caused by energy deficiency and possibly potassium deficiency in the diet. See in particular Goldman's article "Protein Deficiency, Energy Deficiency and the Oedema of Malnutrition" (Golden, M. H. Protein Deficiency, Energy Deficiency, and the Oedema of Malnutrition. The Lancet, 1982, 319 (8284), pp. 1261-1265.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.78.56.194 (talk) 05:50, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not proper

I did not get a proper answer for my question can you please add something related to the disease.. please i am not getting any answers for my one question Ainee Nan (talk) 12:25, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Deficiency of what?

The article starts off describing this as a deficiency of energy and later as a deficiency of nutrients, which is it?Kurtdriver (talk) 13:54, 15 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

The details of this article describe what is in effect a particularly slow form of starvation, and should probably be merged with that article rather than having its own entry. Xander T. (talk) 12:41, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Foundations 2 2019, Group 5b goals

Possible topics to discuss: 1. Epidemiology in US 2. Epidemiology internationally 3. Mortality/Morbidity rate 4. Find citations for information

Citation [3] was added.

Tranhtruong (talk) 21:44, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No goals? No goals at all? Health policy (talk) 04:43, 31 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Team 5a Peer Review by Team 5b

Team 5b did add sections for US and international epidemiology including data on prevalence, but did not include mortality/morbidity rates as stated in their original goals. Overall, I think their work still adds a lot of value to the article; great work! Mlomanto (talk) 21:21, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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