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Why is protein-energy malnutrition more common in children than adults?

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Protein–energy malnutrition affects children the most because they have less protein intake. The few rare cases found in the developed world are almost entirely found in small children as a result of fad diets, or ignorance of the nutritional needs of children, particularly in cases of milk allergy.

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I think this is because kids think that they need the protein-energy more than adults but when the kids get older they realize that they didn’t actually need it
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