Nutrition and Malnutrition

Cardiac oedema and neuropathy are seen in which of the following vitamin deficiencies?

A child in your unit is diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). According to the WHO criteria, SAM is defined best by:

A laborer's second child is brought to the OPD with a swollen belly and dull face. He has been fed rice water (rice milk) in his diet mostly. On investigations, the child is found to have low serum protein and low albumin. What is the probable diagnosis?

According to current recommended dietary guidelines for children, energy from saturated fats should be_______ of total energy intake.

During the anthropometric evaluation, the height for age of a child is < - 2SD. This is most likely due to?