Module 4: Nutrition

Question 1

colostrum

Answer 1

the first secretion from the mammary glands after giving birth, rich in antibodies

Question 2

infantile marasmus

Answer 2

starvation due to a lack of calories and protein

Question 3

kwashiorkor

Answer 3

also known as the “disease of the displaced child,” results in a loss of appetite and swelling of the abdomen as the body begins to break down the vital organs as a source of protein

Question 4

malnutrition

Answer 4

a condition that results from eating a diet in which one or more nutrients are deficient

Question 5

milk anemia

Answer 5

an iron deficiency in infants who have been maintained on a milk diet for too long