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	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Marasmus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marasmus is a form of severe protein-energy malnutrition characterised by calorie deficiency and energy deficiency.
		A child with marasmus looks emaciated and the body weight may reduce to less than 80% of the normal weight for that height.
		The signs are common characteristics of protein-energy malnutrition: dry skin, loose skin folds hanging over the glutei, axillae, etc. Drastic loss of adipose tissue from normal areas of fat deposits like buttocks and thighs.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Marasmus (176 words)

	Symptoms of MARASMUS , protein-energy malnutrition & kwashiorkor - Cure, Cause, Treatment & Homeopathic Medicines ...
		Marasmus is one of the three forms of serious protein-energy malnutrition (PEM).
		This remedy suits marasmus from defective nourishment ; the neck is thin as under Calcarea carbonica, and the appetite is ravenous, though the patient grows thin.
		It suits particularly puny children in whom milk is not borne well, causing pain when taken into this stomach, and is vomited undigested ; there are griping, colicky pains; the stools are sour and are green as grass.
	www.hpathy.com /diseases/marasmus.asp (869 words)

	Human nutrition in the developing world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In most populations studied in poor countries, the point prevalence rate for kwashiorkor and nutritional marasmus combined is 1 to 5 percent, whereas 30 to 70 percent of children up to five years of age manifest what is now termed mild or moderate PEM, diagnosed mainly on the basis of anthropometric measurements.
		The view that kwashiorkor is the result of protein deficiency and nutritional marasmus the result of energy deficiency is an oversimplification, as the causes of both conditions are complex.
		In marasmus the main deficiency is one of food in general, and therefore also of energy.
	www.fao.org /docrep/w0073e/w0073e05.htm (17891 words)

	eMedicine - Marasmus : Article Excerpt by: Mario Gehri, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The reasons for a progression of nutritional deficit into marasmus rather than KW are unclear and cannot be solely explained by the composition of the deficient diet (ie, a diet deficient in energy for marasmus and a diet deficient in protein for KW).
		Marasmus is a serious worldwide problem that involves more than 50 million children younger than 5 years.
		Total body water: The proportion of water content in the body increases with the increased seriousness of PEM (marasmus or KW) and is associated with the loss of fat mass, which is poor in water.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/byname/marasmus.htm (616 words)

	Marasmus
		Marasmus is one component of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM), the other being kwashiorkor.
		It is a severe form of malnutrition caused by inadequate intake of protein and calories, and it usually occurs in the first year of life, resulting in wasting and growth retardation.
		The cornerstone of therapy for marasmus is to supply the body with the necessary nutritional requirements.
	www.faqs.org /nutrition/Kwa-Men/Marasmus.html (339 words)

	eMedicine - Marasmus : Article by Mario Gehri, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Incidence of nonfatal marasmus is unclear in the United States because most patients have an underlying condition, and marasmus is not reported as an admission or discharge diagnosis.
		Marasmus is typically observed in infants who are breastfeeding when the amount of milk is markedly reduced or, more frequently, in those who are artificially fed. Failure to thrive is the earliest manifestation, associated with irritability or apathy.
		Dehydration in children with marasmus is difficult to evaluate, is overdiagnosed, or is misinterpreted as septic shock.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic164.htm (9449 words)

	eMedicine - Protein-Energy Malnutrition : Article by Noah S Scheinfeld, MD, JD, FAAD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marasmus involves inadequate intake of protein and calories and is characterized by emaciation.
		Studies suggest that marasmus represents an adaptive response to starvation, whereas kwashiorkor represents a maladaptive response to starvation.
		In patients with marasmus, essentially no hairs were in the anagen phase, with a shift to the telogen phase.
	www.emedicine.com /derm/topic797.htm (3266 words)

	marasmus - General Practice Notebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marasmus is failure to grow associated with emaciation and fair appetite.
		Marasmus generally occurs in infants up to one year.
		In the developed world it is found in infants who are born undernourished or are recovering from a severe chronic illness, especially those affecting the bowel.
	www.gpnotebook.co.uk /cache/1530200074.htm (160 words)

	Section 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Because it is an adapted form of starvation, it is not imminently life-threatening, and this is reflected in its treatment.
		Marasmus develops slowly, over a period of months to years, and presents in the classical emaciated appearance seen in wartime concentration camps.
		ntermediate states of starvation have characteristics of both marasmus and kwashiorkor; these are sometimes referred to as marasmic kwashiorkor.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /swaneyj/Netrition/Proteins/p4.htm (681 words)

	SSC47 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marasmus is the ultimate condition of malnutrition (remember the pictures of starving children in Ethiopia).
		Marasmus in thrid world countries is caused by mass vaccination programs.
		In the event that the child or group of children or a community is suffering from marasmus due to external factors please prepare the Sai Protein food as given in the recipe section and distribute as a daily quota.
	www.saisanjeevini.org /ssc/47.htm (203 words)

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		Primarily caused by energy deficiency, marasmus is characterized by stunted growth and wasting of muscle and tissue.
		Marasmus usually develops between the ages of six months and one year in children who have been weaned from breast milk or who suffer from weakening conditions like chronic diarrhea.
		Children with marasmus are small for their age.
	www.ahealthyme.com /article/gale/100083927 (1323 words)

	Serum concentrations of sex hormone binding globulin are elevated in kwashiorkor and anorexia nervosa but not in ...
		Serum concentrations of sex hormone binding globulin are elevated in kwashiorkor and anorexia nervosa but not in marasmus -- Pascal et al.
		distinguishing kwashiorkor from marasmus and as a follow-up
		The biochemistry and physiology of kwashiorkor and marasmus.
	www.ajcn.org /cgi/content/full/76/1/239 (3710 words)

	Diseases due to malnutition - marasmus kwashiorkor scabies and parasites
		Marasmus, kwashiorkor, scabies and parasites are diseases caused by malnutrition
		The interaction between HIV and AIDS, and nutritional status has been a defining characteristic of the disease since the early years of the epidemic.
		HIV and AIDS are associated with poor nutritional status and weight loss, and weight loss is an important predictor of death from AIDS.
	www.food4africa.org.za /index.asp?pgid=7 (588 words)

	Marasmus - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Detailed information about the causes of Marasmus including medication causes and drug interaction causes can be found in our causes pages.
		With a diagnosis of Marasmus, it is also important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Marasmus.
		Underlying medical conditions are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Marasmus.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /m/marasmus/intro.htm (592 words)

	Malnutrition
		The kwashiorkor group consisted of 15 children and the marasmus group consisted of 10 children.
		While levels of interleukin-6 in both the marasmus group and the kwashiorkor group were significantly higher compared with controls (p < 0.05), there was no significant difference between the groups of marasmus and kwashiorkor (p > 0.05).
		In the present study, the modified Wellcome classification was used to classify the protein energy malnourished children into kwashiorkor marasmic-kwashiorkor, marasmus and underweight.
	www.thedoctorsdoctor.com /diseases/malnutrition.htm (1799 words)

	Protein Calorie Malnutrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Among these, protein calorie malnutrition: kwashiorkor and marasmus are very common in children in India.
		When a diet is nutritionally inadequate but the sanitation is good and infections are minimal, the onset of deficiency symptoms is gradual.
		Marasmus differs from kwashiorkor in several important aspects:
	www.pediatriconcall.com /fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/Protein.asp (867 words)

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		Marasmus typically occurs in infancy;while kwashiorkor is know as "the evil spirit that infects the first child when the second is born".
		Because of it's lengthy course, a marasmus sufferer shows more physical signs such muscle wasting, weight loss, extremely decreased growth than a victim of kwashiorkor.
		Marasmus occurs in little babies 6-18 months old in slum over-populated cities through out the world.
	www.bsu.edu /classes/zeabart/protein.bb_record (1744 words)

	LIFEdevelopment.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Given the pressures and pace of life, many people feel that they are being driven to endure a hectic lifestyle by forces outside of their control.
		This kind of self-stripping of the masks and the encrustations of damage that’s been done by racing, racing, racing, can only be done by the individuals themselves.
		Robert spoke of a kind of spiritual marasmus created by life’s speed and the dehumanisation of the human spirit.
	www.lifedevelopment.info /resources/marasmus.htm (958 words)

	Undernutrition: Disorders of Nutrition and Metabolism: Merck Manual Home Edition
		A deficiency of calories is the leading cause of death in children who live in developing countries.
		The term is derived from an African word meaning "first child-second child," because a first-born child often develops kwashiorkor when the second child is born and replaces the first-born child at the mother's breast.
		Kwashiorkor tends to be confined to certain areas of the world where staple foods and foods used to wean babies are deficient in protein even though they provide enough calories as carbohydrates.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec12/ch153/ch153a.html (1592 words)

	Basic Summary for Marasmus - CureResearch.com
		Brief description of Marasmus: Marasmus is the medical name for starvation.
		59% of hospital consultant episodes for nutritional marasmus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
		73 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for nutritional marasmus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
	www.cureresearch.com /m/marasmus/basics.htm (518 words)

	Ready to use therapeutic food for treatment of marasmus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The second edition of field exchange carried a short piece on the development of a ready to use therapeutic food (RUTF) referred to then as Therapeutic Spread for the treatment of marasmus.
		This product was developed as a substitute for F100 to be used where unhygienic conditions created a risk of F100 becoming contaminated.
		Nonetheless, the bottom line is that RTUF does appear to obviate problems of quality control and bacterial contamination.
	www.ennonline.net /fex/08/rs8.html (324 words)

	Kwashiorkor. DermNet NZ
		Kwashiorkor is a form of protein-energy malnutrition caused by the inadequate intake of protein with reasonable caloric (energy) intake.
		Marasmus involves inadequate intake of both protein and calories.
		Hence, protein-calorie malnutrition encompasses a group of related disorders that include kwashiorkor, marasmus, and intermediate or mixed states of kwashiorkor and marasmus.
	www.dermnetnz.org /systemic/kwashiorkor.html (628 words)

	Statistics about Marasmus - WrongDiagnosis.com
		The term 'prevalence' of Marasmus usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Marasmus at any given time.
		The term 'incidence' of Marasmus refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Marasmus diagnosed each year.
		Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /m/marasmus/stats.htm (492 words)

	Experts offer five exercises to avoid senile marasmus - Pravda.Ru
		The problem of life prolongation is burning for each of us, and we try to find a way in which it could be made longer.
		There is still no elixir of life, but instead researchers offer several exercises that may help avoid senile marasmus.
		Recent studies of British researchers prove that these exercises are as effective as medicines: special intellectual exercises help people make the brain ten years younger no matter what the actual age of a person is.
	english.pravda.ru /science/19/94/377/16126_brain.html (675 words)

	Causes of Marasmus - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Other conditions that might have Marasmus as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Marasmus.
		As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors.
		Further relevant information on causes of Marasmus may be found in:
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /m/marasmus/causes.htm (186 words)

	Marasmus definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Marasmus definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Marasmus: Wasting away, as occurs with children who have kwashiorkor.
		MedicineNet does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4281 (79 words)

	Hexapedia - Marasmus (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marasmus is a childhood nutritional disorder characterised by protein and energy deficiency.
		The signs are essentially characteristic of protein-energy deficiency: dry skin, loose skin folds hanging over the glutei, axillae etc. Drastic loss of adipose tissue from normal areas of fat deposits like buttocks and thighs.
		Folk medicine In some parts of Mozambique, Marasmus is caused by a malignant spirit sitting on the chest of a child.
	www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/marasmus (213 words)

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