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Prevention

 Give the child the right food in the right amount

 Mothers should breast feed their children for at least two

years

Carbohydrate Foods

3. Lack of Vitamin K

Disease caused due to lack of food containing vitamin K in the

diet is characterized by;

 Poor clotting of blood around wounds

 Poor healing of wounds

 Easy bleeding: increased menstrual bleeding and bleeding

from wounds.