{"id":65564,"date":"2025-11-19T02:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=65564"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:10:30","slug":"protein-deficiency-causes-muscle-atrophy-and-hair-loss-among-north-korean-orphans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/protein-deficiency-causes-muscle-atrophy-and-hair-loss-among-north-korean-orphans\/","title":{"rendered":"Protein deficiency causes muscle atrophy and hair loss among North Korean orphans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">Spreading malnutrition among children is becoming a major social issue in North Korea, with three orphans at a school in Pyongsong recently dying after losing consciousness due to severe nutritional deficiency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">According to a Daily NK source in South Pyongan province, the orphans were rushed to a hospital but could not be revived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">Most orphans at the school do not get enough of the essential vitamins and minerals they need from their diet, leading to weight loss, fatigue and lethargy. Furthermore, protein deficiency causes muscle atrophy, emaciation of the limbs, hair loss and swelling of the hands and feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">The nutritional level at group homes in North Korea is reportedly worse than bad\u2014the only word for it is abysmal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">Orphans at boarding schools are rarely served high-protein foods such as meat or eggs and cannot even eat their fill of less nutritional dishes such as corn mixed with rice.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"font-claude-response-heading text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\"><strong>Group environments particularly vulnerable<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">This kind of nutritional deficiency is most widely observed among North Koreans without regular access to food and particularly those in group environments such as orphanages, labor brigades and the military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">Undernourishment is often deadly for children and the elderly. It weakens the immune system, making people vulnerable to various diseases, and slows or even halts recovery, with illness often leading to death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">There is a solution, however. Malnourished individuals can recover if they eat a well-balanced diet of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, including ample amounts of fruit, vegetables and seaweed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">With regular medical checkups, individuals can be accurately diagnosed for early symptoms and head off malnutrition by augmenting their nutritional intake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">But the reality is that, in North Korea, such measures are often impractical.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">In the group environments mentioned above\u2014orphanages, labor brigades and military units\u2014it is basically impossible to arrange a balanced diet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">Even more than material shortages, a more fundamental cause of undernourishment is that North Koreans lack the autonomy needed to better their own lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\">North Koreans need to remember that the tragedy of children dying from malnutrition is due to the rigid systems imposed by the Workers&#8217; Party of Korea and social arrangements that are comparable to a &#8220;prison without bars.&#8221; They also need to recognize that the fundamental solution lies in enjoying the basic human right of autonomy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20251113-3\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spreading malnutrition among children is becoming a major social issue in North Korea, with three orphans at a school in Pyongsong recently dying after losing consciousness due to severe nutritional deficiency. 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