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The Legislative Assembly (French: Assemblée législative) was the legislature of the Kingdom of France from October 1, 1791 to September 20, 1792 during the years of the French Revolution. It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention. It was characterized by the struggle over the direction of the revolution, either towards a constitutional monarchy or a republic without a monarch.

Kwashiorkor is a childhood deficiency illness usually attributed to insufficient dietary protein and characterized by potbelly (swollen, bloated abdomen), anemia, loss of hair and change in hair color, loss of skin pigmentation, lethargy, and irritability, among other conditions. While severe protein malnutrition is the commonly stated cause, other or additional causes have been proposed.