When Breastfeeding Is Replaced by Less Nutritious?

If this milk is replaced by the low nutritive food like diluted cow milk, the child may suffer from disease. Since it contains less proteins and other calories. Among the given options, marasmus

marasmus
Marasmus is a form of severe malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency. ... The word "marasmus" comes from the Greek μαρασμός marasmos ("withering").
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occurs in the child less than one year, due to the deficiency of the protein in the body.

Which results from the replacement of mother's milk by a high calorie low protein diet in a child more than one year in age?

Kwashiorkar is produced by protein deficiency unaccompanied by calorie deficiency. It results from the replacement of mother's milk by a high calorie-low protein diet in a child more than one year in age. Like marasmus, kwashiorkor shows wasting of muscles, thinning of limbs, failure of growth and brain development.

Is breastfeeding really better than formula?

Breastfed babies have fewer infections and hospitalizations than formula-fed infants. During breastfeeding, antibodies and other germ-fighting factors pass from a mother to her baby and strengthen the immune system. This helps lower a baby's chances of getting many infections, including: ear infections.

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