The mice with the bacteria from the child with kwashiorkor lost, then gained and lost again, more weight than the mice with bacteria from the healthy twin. (sciencemag.org)
Back in the 1950s, nutritionists believed that this was the mechanism that caused tissues to swell in kwashiorkor. (newscientist.com)
Whereas the shrunken child (suffering from marasmus) was short of all types of food, the pot - bellied child (suffering from kwashiorkor) particularly lacked protein. (newscientist.com)