Question

what is meant by malnutrition?define it.

Answer 1

Malnutrition also known as Malnourishment is the situation when a persons encounters serious health problems due to unbalanced diet. A balanced diet must have proper quantities of calories, proteins, vitamins, minerals and roughage. Improper quantities of such nutrients result in malnutrition. Malnutrition can be caused by too little nutrients and too many nutrients as well. Malnutrition caused due to deficiency in nutrients is known as under nutrition and excess in nutrients is termed as over nutrition or obesity. 

Answer 2

Malnutrition can  be defined as the insufficient,  or imbalanced consumption of nutrients. Malnutrition is caused by eating a diet in which nutrients are not enough or  soo much such that it causes health problems..Lack of  protein, calories and other nutrients causes malnutrition.Mal-nourishment can greatly affect a child’s immune system.It also effects brain development nd impacts growth...

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