Malnutrition is associated with both visible and invisible changes. The visible changes are those outside the body which everyone can see and they are associated with appearance, appetite, and mood. The invisible changes take place within the body and affect the cells and organs, and how they function.

Check your answer to the changes caused by malnutrition and revise it accordingly.

Your answer to visible and invisible changes in children with malnutrition.




In this Unit you will learn these visible and invisible changes, their causes, and the consequences of these changes for the care of malnourished children.