1) Avitaminosis 2) Avitaminotic 3) Hypovitaminosis 4) Kwashiorkor 5) Marasmus 6) Undernourishment
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1) Deficiency disease 2) Eating behavior 3) Famine 4) Hunger 5) Starvation
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There were 925 million undernourished people in the world in 2010, an increase of 80 million since 1990. Another billion people are estimated to have a lack of vitamins and minerals. In 2010 protein-energy malnutrition was estimated to have resulted in 600,000 deaths down from 883,000 deaths in 1990. Other nutritional deficiencies, which include i...
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• (n.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition.
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physical condition resulting either from a faulty or inadequate diet (i.e., a diet that does not supply normal quantities of all nutrients) or from a ... [12 related articles]
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A condition caused by not getting enough calories or the right amount of key nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, that are needed for health. Malnutrition may occur when there is a lack of nutrients in the diet or when the body cannot absorb nutrients from food. Cancer and cancer treatment may cause malnutrition.
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Inadequate nutrition, especially in children, which may involve all or parts of the diet (marasmus), or may be predominantly of proteins (kwashiorkor) or vitamins (pellagra, beriberi, scurvy). In marasmus, essential factors for metabolism are derived from the breakdown of body tissues; extreme wasti...
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The state of having a diet that does not provide the correct balance of food groups for a healthy body.
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Faulty or inadequate nutrition. Under nourishment. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(mal″noo-trish´әn) poor nourishment resulting from an inadequate or improper diet or from some defect in metabolism that prevents the body from using its food properly. Extreme malnutrition may lead to starvation. Although poverty is still the major cause of malnutrition, anyone can become undernourished by seriou...
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lack of the minimum amount of nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, etc.) necessary for good health. Malnutrition may result from poor diet, lack of appetite, or inadequate absorption of nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract.
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Mal`nu·tri'tion noun [
Mal- +
nutrition .]
(Physiol.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mal′nū-trish′ŭn Definitions: 1. Faulty nutrition resulting from malabsorption, poor diet, or overeating.
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Poor nourishment of the body resulting from insufficient food, improper diet, a metabolic abnormality that causes weight loss and fatigue. Maternal malnutrition may be a factor in an fetus that is considered small-for-gestational age.
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Faulty nutrition resulting from poor diet, under eating or abnormal absorption of nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract.
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[
n] - a state of poor nutrition
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malnutrition Inadequate nutrition.
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Inadequate nutrition caused by poor eating habits or absorption issues. Example: Losing weight due to prioritizing alcohol over proper meals.
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noun a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
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Condition resulting from a defective diet where certain important food nutrients (such as proteins, vitamins, or carbohydrates) are absent. It can lead to deficiency diseases. A related problem is undernourishment. A high global death rate linked to malnutrition has arisen from famine situations caused by global warming, droughts, and the greenhous...
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a situation caused by eating a poorly balanced diet, or by not eating enough food to meet the body's needs.
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a state of poor nourishment
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