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Wasting

In medicine, wasting, also known as wasting syndrome, refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to "waste" away. Wasting is sometimes referred to as "acute malnutrition" because it is believed that episodes of wasting have a short duration, in contrast to stunting, which is regarded as chronic malnutrition. An…

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Peanut butterLegumes (dried beans and peas)
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MedicineDiseaseMuscleFatTissue
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Wasting

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples17
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
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related to External links · 7
Wasting → Center, Chronic Wasting Disease, Disease Control, Humans, Potential Transmission, PreventionUnintentional Weight Loss/Wasting, Tufts University Nutrition/Infection Unit
has cause · 5
Wasting → AIDS, Caretakers, Infections, The, Voluntary
has treatment · 3
Wasting → Additionally, Antiretrovirals, HIV

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peanut butterinstance ofan increase in protein-rich foods0.80text
legumesinstance ofan increase in protein-rich foods0.80text
Wastinghas causeInfections0.60section
Wastinghas causeAIDS0.60section
Wastinghas causeThe0.60section
Wastinghas causeCaretakers0.60section
Wastinghas causeVoluntary0.60section
Wastinghas treatmentAntiretrovirals0.60section
Wastinghas treatmentHIV0.60section
Wastinghas treatmentAdditionally0.60section
Wastingrelated to External linksChronic Wasting Disease0.60section
Wastingrelated to External linksPotential Transmission0.60section

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