📚🍲 Therapeutic Diet – Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) 📘 Important for GNM/BSc Nursing, NHM, AIIMS, NORCET, GPSC & Community Health Nursing Exams ✅ Definition of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM):PEM is a nutritional disorder caused by inadequate intake of protein and calories, leading to severe undernutrition. Common in children under 5 years of age, it results in growth retardation, weight loss, and weakened immunity. ✅ “PEM leads to growth failure, muscle