In many developing countries including Nigeria, protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is endemic. PEM is found to
be more among children because they are weaned abruptly into starchy foods. Hunger and malnutrition remain
among the most devastating problems facing the majority of the world's population and continue to dominate the
health of the world's poorest nations. Nearly 30% of infants and children in the developing world are currently
suffering from one or more of the multiple forms of malnutrition (1).