malnourished
adjective
                                                                                                                            
                                                            mal·nour·ished
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˌmal-ˈnər-isht  
                                                                                                                              
            -ˈnə-risht
                                                      
                                                          
                                
              
          
                                                      : supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition                                      
              
                             
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished.— Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova
                         
                
                                
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                                                      : undernourished sense 1                                       
              
                             
            How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave?    — Melissa Hendricks
Melissa Hendricks          
                                       Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth …    — Laura Landro
Laura Landro          
                         
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