English-Chinese/PEM (protein-energy malnutrition) is fairly common worldwide in both children and adults and causes 6 million deaths annually

PEM (protein-energy malnutrition) is fairly common worldwide in both children and adults and causes 6 million deaths annually. In the industrialized world, PEM is mainly seen in hospitals, is related with disease, or is often found in the elderly.

PEM（蛋白质 能量 营养不良）在 儿童 和 成人 中 都是 相当 普遍 的，每年 造成 600万 人 死亡. 在 工业化 的 世界 中，PEM 主要 见于 医院，与 疾病 有关，或 经常 在 老年人 中 发现.