Elsevier

The Lancet

Volume 304, Issue 7872, 13 July 1974, Pages 93-96
The Lancet

Dogma Disputed
THE GREAT PROTEIN FIASCO

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Abstract

The concept of the much-publicised world protein "gap", "crisis", or "problem" arose from the description of kwashiorkor in Africa in the 1930s and the assumption, which has turned out to be wrong, that malnutrition in children takes this form throughout the world. As a result, measures to detect protein deficiency and treat and prevent it by dietary means have been pursued until the present time. The price that has had to be paid for these mistakes is only beginning to be realised.

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