Asian vegetables glossary. This information note is a pictorial and alphabetic glossary of key Asian vegetables and different names they are commonly known by in many of the retail outlets in Melbourne. Fig 1. Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor, A. gangeticus, A. oleraceus) Fig 2.
A. edema and growth failure.B. nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.C. increased appetite and hyperactivity.D. overweight and an excess accumulation of fat. The major symptoms of kwashiorkor in children are. A. edema and growth failure. B. nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. C. increased appetite and hyperactivity. D. overweight and an excess accumulation of fat.
The term kwashiorkor comes from a word used in Ghana that means a disease of a baby deposed from the breast when the next one is born. Kwashiorkor usually happens when a baby is weaned from protein-rich breast milk (for any reason) and switched to protein-poor foods.