Kwashiorkor, a condition resulting from a lack of protein and excess aflatoxins from moldy grains, is a potential future outcome if diets become high in carbohydrates without adequate protein. — Whalespan
Kwashiorkor, a condition resulting from a lack of protein and excess aflatoxins from moldy grains, is a potential future outcome if diets become high in carbohydrates without adequate protein.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“kwashiorkor is what happens when you do not feed children enough protein and they consume a diet that is high in carbohydrates including corn cassava or rice without adequate protein but that is the future that the world resource institute would have you believe in”