<prompt> Severe malnutrition is diagnosed if serum albumin level is less than:2 gdl2.5 gdl3 gdl3.5 gdl  <response>: The best measure of protein nutrition is serum albumin. A level of 3.5 gdl is considered mild malnutrition while level of less than 3 gdl is graded as severe malnutrition. Ref: Park 22nd edition, page 565. 