Question

Infants who receive adequate nutrition but look as though they are suffering from marasmus, acting listless and apathetic, are suffering from __________.a. nonorganic failure to thriveb. marasmusc. undernutritiond. Kwashiorkor

Answer 1

A. Non organic failure to thrive.

Step-by-step explanation:

Nonorganic failure to thrive (NOFTT), i.e., FTT not due to organic disease, is the most common category of FTT in the United States and is associated with delayed growth and development and abnormal behaviors. Factors extrinsic to the infant are primarily responsible for NOFTT.