Malnutrition

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

dietary deficiency

Broader Terms

nutrition disorder

Narrower Terms

magnesium deficiency, potassium deficiency, protein deficiency, starvation, vitamin deficiency

Related Terms

cachexia

Scope Note

disorder of nutrition due to unbalanced or insufficient diet or to defective assimilation or utilization of nutrients.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Malnutrition is usually the result of a combination of inadequate dietary intake and infection (Fig.
• Malnutrition is not the same as food insecurity.
• However, if malnutrition is caused by a medical condition, that illness has to be treated in order to reverse the nutritional deficiency.
• | Foodsecurity | Development Gateway UNICEF's Report on Malnutrition Is a Socio-Economic Problem to Be Resolved According to UNICEF, south Asia reports nearly 50% of all world malnutrition.
• Malnutrition Topics [General] Starvation Protein-Energy Malnutrition Carnitine Deficiency Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency [General] Malnutrition results from imbalance between the body's needs and the intake of nutrients, which can lead to syndromes of deficiency, dependency, toxicity, or obesity.
• Malnutrition Topics [General] Starvation Protein-Energy Malnutrition Carnitine Deficiency Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency Protein-Energy Malnutrition A deficiency syndrome caused by the inadequate intake of macronutrients.

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