as in starvation
the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food; poor nutrition
a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition
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Recent Examples of malnutrition
About 19 million children under 5 around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition every year.
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Bernard Leca, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
There were lots of deaths from malnutrition, from starvation, from children running away from the sheer abuse.
—Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
More than 12 million people have been displaced by the conflict, as widespread starvation and malnutrition rapidly spreads across the country, according to the UN.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
That's important because and important contributor to severe illness from measles in children is malnutrition and vitamin deficiency.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Bernard Leca, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
There were lots of deaths from malnutrition, from starvation, from children running away from the sheer abuse.
—Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
More than 12 million people have been displaced by the conflict, as widespread starvation and malnutrition rapidly spreads across the country, according to the UN.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
That's important because and important contributor to severe illness from measles in children is malnutrition and vitamin deficiency.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for malnutrition
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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