•    Symptoms of Marasmus
(i)     Poor muscle development
(ii)     Bones showing through the skin ; no fat
(iii)    Weak legs
(iv)    Loss of appetite
(v)    Anaemia 
(vi)     Grossly underweight
(vii)    Mental retardation
(viii)    Reduced resistance to diseases
       Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is a term used to describe diets which lack proteins and energy - giving carbohydreates.Diseases caused by PEM are common among children.

•    Kwashiorkor and marasmus are diseases which result from PEM.