malnutrition

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Recent Examples of malnutrition The death of a woman in the Tarrant County Jail in February was caused by complications of dehydration and malnutrition, according to the medical examiner’s report. Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025 Indicative of periods of stress, sickness, and malnutrition, these signs suggest that the majority of corpses buried at Ca’ Granda came from the poorer classes of Milan, confirming that the hospital’s treatments were truly available to all. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025 Microsoft Confirms New Free Update Deadline For Windows Users iOS 18—Here’s Why There’s A New Black Dot On Your iPhone The warnings about the malnutrition and starvation of people in Gaza need to be taken seriously and addressed as soon as possible to prevent further suffering and deaths. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 In its 2024 country report, WFP said Afghanistan was experiencing a record-high spike in child malnutrition, affecting some 3.5 million children. Gabriel Spitzer, NPR, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for malnutrition
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starvation
Noun
  • European leaders have been increasingly outspoken in condemning Israel's monthslong blockade of humanitarian food and medical aid entering Gaza — which international groups said put the entire population of the Palestinian territory at risk of starvation.
    May 22, CBS News, 22 May 2025
  • But behind closed doors, some military officials privately concluded that Palestinians there could face starvation within weeks.
    Iyad Abuheweila, New York Times, 21 May 2025

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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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