Kwashiorkor and sarcopenic obesity: Two Sides Of The Same Coin? Authors Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, India, Madhur Verma Department of Community/Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India, Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-100 Abstract Kwashiorkor is a form of protein energy malnutrition,while obesity usually occurs due to overnutrition. Thesesyndromes, therefore, are considered to be poles apart.However, there are many similarities, between the twoconditions. Both are forms of malnutrition, and havecommon features in causation, clinical presentation,comorbidities and complications, as well as strategies formanagement. In this review, we discuss whetherkwashiorkor and obesity, especially sarcopenic obesity,are two sides of the same coin or not.Keywords: Kwashiorkor, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic obesity,Protein energy malnutrition. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-11-17 How to Cite Sanjay Kalra, Madhur Verma, & Nitin Kapoor. (2024). Kwashiorkor and sarcopenic obesity: Two Sides Of The Same Coin?. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(12), 2196–2198. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-100 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 12 (2024): DECEMBER Section BAROCRINOLOGY License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.