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Definitions for malnutrition
ˌmæl nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu-mal·nu·tri·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
malnutritionnoun
a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
Wiktionary
malnutritionnoun
a lack of adequate nourishment
Etymology: mal- + nutrition
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malnutrition
Malnutrition refers to a medical condition that results from an insufficient or excessive intake of nutrients, causing adverse effects on health, growth, and development. It can be characterized by either undernutrition, leading to stunted growth, weight loss, or deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, or overnutrition, leading to obesity and related diseases.
Webster Dictionary
Malnutritionnoun
faulty or imperfect nutrition
Etymology: [Mal- + nutrition.]
Wikidata
Malnutrition
Malnutrition is the condition that results from eating a diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess, or in the wrong proportions. The verb form is "malnourish"; "malnourishment" is sometimes used instead of "malnutrition". A number of different nutrition disorders may arise, depending on which nutrients are under- or over-abundant in the diet. In most of the world, malnutrition is present in the form of under-nutrition, which is caused by a diet lacking adequate calories and protein—not enough food, and of poor quality. Extreme undernourishment is starvation, and its symptoms and effects are inanition. While malnutrition is more common in less-developed countries, it is also present in industrialized countries. In wealthier nations it is more likely to be caused by unhealthy diets with excess energy, fats, and refined carbohydrates. A growing trend of obesity is now a major public health concern in lower socio-economic levels and in developing countries as well. The World Health Organization have reported hunger and related malnutrition as the greatest single threat to the world's public health. Improving nutrition is widely regarded as the most effective form of aid. Nutrition-specific interventions, which address the immediate causes of undernutrition, have been proven to deliver among the best value for money of all development interventions. Emergency measures include providing deficient micronutrients through fortified sachet powders or directly through supplements. WHO, UNICEF, and the UN World Food Programme recommend community management of severe acute malnutrition with ready-to-use therapeutic foods, which have been shown to cause weight gain in emergency settings. The famine relief model increasingly used by aid groups calls for giving cash or cash vouchers to the hungry to pay local farmers instead of buying food from donor countries, often required by law, to prevent dumping from hurting local farmers.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Malnutrition
An imbalanced nutritional status resulted from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of malnutrition in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of malnutrition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of malnutrition in a Sentence
We are already seeing the impacts of this drought on vulnerable people, rates of malnutrition and water borne diseases like diarrhea and colitis are on the rise.
We've got an increase in both severe acute malnutrition and chronic malnutrition.
Despite the challenges, malnutrition is not inevitable, where leaders in government, civil society, academia and business are committed... anything is possible.
It’s a critical integrated package of life saving with sanitation, promotion, treatment of acute malnutrition and treatment of common illnesses and including vaccinations.
Malnutrition is the underlying cause of nearly half of all under-5 child deaths, yet for too long the world has underinvested in nutrition. Today we see an opportunity to change that.
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- podvýživaCzech
- fejlernæring, underernæringDanish
- Unterernährung, MangelernährungGerman
- υποσιτισμόςGreek
- desnutriciónSpanish
- سوء تغذیهPersian
- aliravitsemus, virheravitsemusFinnish
- malnutritionFrench
- malnutrizione, denutrizioneItalian
- 栄養失調Japanese
- underernæringNorwegian
- underernæringNorwegian Nynorsk
- desnutriçãoPortuguese
- недоеданиеRussian
- undernäringSwedish
- yetersiz beslenmeTurkish
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