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Asked for male, 33 years old from Allahabad
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The symptoms of kwashiorkor include:
change in skin and hair color (to a rust color) and texture.
fatigue.
diarrhea.
loss of muscle mass.
failure to grow or gain weight.
edema (swelling) of ankles, feet, and belly.
damaged immune system, which can lead to more frequent and severe infections.
irritability.
Kwashiorkor can be prevented by including foods in your diet that are rich in proteins, such as meat, fish, dairy products, eggs, soy, and beans. Treatment i...more
change in skin and hair color (to a rust color) and texture.
fatigue.
diarrhea.
loss of muscle mass.
failure to grow or gain weight.
edema (swelling) of ankles, feet, and belly.
damaged immune system, which can lead to more frequent and severe infections.
irritability.
Kwashiorkor can be prevented by including foods in your diet that are rich in proteins, such as meat, fish, dairy products, eggs, soy, and beans. Treatment i...more
Asked for female, 32 years old from Faridabad
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1. Avoid protein rich diets like mutton, egg, fish, sea food (sardines)/prawn
2.Avoid pulses, lentill, mushrooms, green leafy vegetablles like broccoli, cauli flower, cabbage, spinach, beans, peas
3. Take fruits like apple, banana, orange, black cherry, lime etc
4. Drink plenty of water (8-10 glass) daily
5. Avoid alcohol and caffeinated drinks, excess sweets cakes/cookies
6.Reduce weight if overweight
7. Take medicine after consulting physician.
2.Avoid pulses, lentill, mushrooms, green leafy vegetablles like broccoli, cauli flower, cabbage, spinach, beans, peas
3. Take fruits like apple, banana, orange, black cherry, lime etc
4. Drink plenty of water (8-10 glass) daily
5. Avoid alcohol and caffeinated drinks, excess sweets cakes/cookies
6.Reduce weight if overweight
7. Take medicine after consulting physician.
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Asked for male, 77 years old from Faridabad
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Reveiwed reports, renal function is altered, uric acid is raised, blood urea and serum creatinine are also raised ,need to get a Renal scan, and at the same time improve hydration (2.5-3 litres of water daily for 3 days) and get a repeat KFT test done after 3 days of hydration therapy .Also get started with treatment for raised uric acid from a nephrologist.
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Diploma in Diet and Nutrition, B.Pharma,...read more
Dietitian/Nutritionist•Gurgaon
Protein is said to be a building block for the body. That being said, a high protein diet can either have some great results to show, or some terrible consequences. As long as a person is willing to learn more about it, only the former will appear!
When a person thinks of a diet which is high in protein, the automatic association is with the famous Atkins diet. This diet is not only high in the amount of protein consumed but is low in the relative amount of carbohydrate.
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When a person thinks of a diet which is high in protein, the automatic association is with the famous Atkins diet. This diet is not only high in the amount of protein consumed but is low in the relative amount of carbohydrate.
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