malnutritionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌmæl.njuːˈtrɪʃ.ən/us/ˌmæl.nuːˈtrɪʃ.ən/physical weakness and bad health caused by having too little food, or too little of the types of food necessary for good health:
Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition.
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Diets & dieting
- anorexia nervosa
- balanced diet
- caloric
- calorie-controlled
- calorific
- comfort eating
- complex carbohydrate
- crash diet
- deficiency disease
- dietetics
- empty calories
- intake
- low-calorie
- macrobiotic
- malnourished
- nutraceutical
- nutritious
- slimmer
- sugar-free
- vegetarian
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