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Protein–energy malnutrition
–energy undernutrition (PEU), once called protein–energy (PEM), is a form of malnutrition that is defined as a range of conditions arising from coincident lack of dietary protein and/or energy (calories) in varying proportions. The condition has mild, moderate, and severe degrees.
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