malnutrition

noun mal·nu·tri·tion \ ˌmal-nu̇-ˈtri-shən , -nyu̇- \

|Updated on: 6 Jul 2018

Examples: malnutrition in a Sentence

Definition of malnutrition

: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization

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Examples of malnutrition in a Sentence

a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition

Recent Examples of malnutrition from the Web

Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, an anthropologist at the Ohio State University and author of What Teeth Reveal About Human Evolution, has seen firsthand how disease and malnutrition plagued Neanderthals.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "How Ancient Teeth Reveal The Roots of Humankind," 2 July 2018
Nearly 80 years ago, Kelder died from disease and malnutrition at Japan’s Cabanatuan POW Camp, where he was buried alongside thirteen others.

— brian contreras, San Antonio Express-News, "Lawsuit: We know identities of ‘unknown’ soldiers," 27 June 2018
Many of the birds were left dead in cages or suffered from various states of dehydration and malnutrition, Jones said.

— raisa habersham, ajc, "DeKalb doctor pleads guilty to hoarding birds," 22 June 2018
More than 10,000 people have died from malnutrition, disease and the fighting.

— dion nissenbaum, WSJ, "U.S. Dubious About U.A.E. Appeal for Military Help in Port Fight," 8 June 2018
But the fears are the same: malnutrition, disease, even death.

— megan specia and kassie bracken, New York Times, "In South Sudan, a Never-Ending Hunger Season Puts Millions in Danger," 30 May 2018
The leading causes of death examined by the Center's research team include blunt force trauma from ship strikes, malnutrition, trauma and entanglement.

— CBS News, "Two dead whales wash up in San Francisco Bay Area," 19 May 2018
But, over time, eating foods that trick you into feeling full can lead to binging, overeating, and malnutrition.

— refinery29.com, "The Problem With Those Appetite-Suppressant Lollipops Kim Kardashian Is Advertising," 16 May 2018
While the full effects of this aren't yet known, scientists worry that this can lead to malnutrition and other problems.

— amina khan, latimes.com, "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch counts 1.8 trillion pieces of trash, mostly plastic," 22 Mar. 2018

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