Poverty and lack of food are the primary reasons why malnutrition occurs in the United States.
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∙ 2011-04-07 07:19:04There is an increased risk of malnutrition associated with chronic diseases, especially disease of the intestinal tract, kidneys, and liver.
The effect of malnutrition on the body includes extreme weight loss which can cause a host of problems such as bone and muscle degeneration, infertility, headaches and nausea. Malnutrition that is untreated can lead to death.
Malnutrition is when you are not getting enough nutrients into your body.
Malnutrition can be treated conversely with proper nutrition. This is by having a balanced diet of a variety of food groups. Only nutrition can counter malnutrition.
Malnutrition by defination means:Lack of proper nutrition and lack of some vitamins. Malnutrition is called an "invisible" because, much like an iceberg, its deadly menace lies mostly hidden from view. Each year malnutrition is implicated in about 40% of the 11 million deaths of children under five in developing countries. it quietly steals away their energy, it gently restrains their growth, it gradually lowers their resistance and in both cause and consequence it is inextricably interlocked with illness and infection which both sharpen, and are sharpened by, malnutrition. khyberullah Munsef
Primary malnutrition is when a person can't get food to eat or can't afford food to eat and has to get government food or charity to survive.
"Lack of vitamins and minerals will cause malnutrition "
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Yes, malnutrition could cause breathing difficulties. Malnutrition can lead to anemia, and shortness of breath and breathing irregularities are common.
night blindness
Is caused by the lack of primary nutrients in the blood
Malnutrition would affect your whole body, not just your feet.
Insufficient protein in the diet is the cause of protein malnutrition. Scientific term for protein malnutrition is Kwashiorkor.
Poor diet
This type of malnutrition is the result of inadequate intake of calories from proteins, vitamins, and minerals.
Diarrhea may sweep other nutrients out of the intestine before they can be absorbed, causing malnutrition.