Malnutrition
Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition covers the below groups of condition:
Undernutrition: when a person does not get enough food to eat, causing them to be wasted (this is also called acute malnutrition, when someone is too thin for their height) and/or stunted (this is also called chronic malnutrition, when someone is too short for their age). Undernutrition increases the risk of infectious diseases like diarrhoea, measles, malaria and pneumonia, and chronic malnutrition can impair a young child’s physical and mental development.
Micronutrient deficiencies: when a person does not get enough important vitamins and minerals in their diet. Micronutrient deficiencies can lead to poor health and development, particularly in children and pregnant women.
Overweight and obesity: linked to an unbalanced or unhealthy diet resulting in eating too many calories and often associated with lack of exercise. Overweight and obesity can lead to diet-related noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure (hypertension), stroke, diabetes and cancer.
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