The Department of Endocrinology, 
Kwashiorkor and sarcopenic obesity: Two Sides Of The Same Coin?
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India
- 2University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, India.
- Department of Community/Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 74 · Issue 12 · pp. 2196-2198
PMID 39658998 DOI 10.47391/jpma.24-100
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Madhur Verma, Nitin Kapoor. Kwashiorkor and sarcopenic obesity: Two Sides Of The Same Coin?. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2024;74(12):2196-2198. doi:10.47391/jpma.24-100
Abstract
Kwashiorkor is a form of protein energy malnutrition, while obesity usually occurs due to overnutrition. These syndromes, therefore, are considered to be poles apart. However, there are many similarities between the two conditions. Both are forms of malnutrition, and have common features in causation, clinical presentation, comorbidities and complications, as well as strategies for management. In this review, we discuss whether kwashiorkor and obesity, especially sarcopenic obesity, are two sides of the same coin or not.
Keywords
- Kwashiorkor
- Sarcopenia
- Sarcopenic obesity
- Protein energy malnutrition.
