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ELI5 : Why do people's stomach look bloated when they're malnourished?
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It's called kwashiorkor, and it's a sign of serious protein deficiency.  The stomach gets bloated because of fluid retention and because the liver expands with fat deposits.

Interestingly enough, kwashiorkor gets its name from what an African tribe called it.  Translated, it means "disease of the deposed child".  What would happen is that when a 2nd child was born, the first child would be abruptly cut off breast milk and put onto a more adult diet high in carbs and low in protein.  This resulted in protein deficiency.