Malignant malnutrition in Fiji
- 1 April 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 44 (5) , 555-558
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(51)90036-3
Abstract
3 cases of fatal malignant malnutrition among children in Fiji are discussed. The condition is believed to be due to a diet vary high in carbohydrates and very low in proteins and vitamins. This diet is most dangerous to children soon after being weaned, since milk is very scarce on the islands, and other sources of proteins and vitamins are absent from the normal diet of the children.Keywords
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