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number of cases has changed little over the last decade. China had
major reductions in its number of cases of protein- energy malnu-
trition during this period (Fao., 2004). In children, protein- energy
malnutrition (PEM) is defined by measurements that fall below 2
standard deviations under the normal weight for age, height for age,
and weight for height. e symptom of protein- energy malnutrition
occurs early, in children between 6 months and 2 years of age and is
associated with early weaning (Kwena et al., 2003). e current view
is that most PEM is the result of inadequate intake or poor consump-
tion of food and energy, not a deficiency of one nutrient and not usu-
ally simply a lack of dieta ...