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
Rocked by civil war for more than a decade, millions of people in Yemen face the threat of malnutrition, according to the United Nations.
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Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
About 34% of children living in Zamzam camp suffer from acute malnutrition—more than twice the emergency threshold—according to an MSF survey conducted in the fall.
—Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A Norwalk man arrested Thursday on manslaughter and other charges has been accused of neglecting an infant that was found to be suffering from malnutrition, leading to the child’s death last June.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2025
At the time, no one knew what was afflicting her; over the next several decades, doctors hypothesized that her symptoms were caused by everything from malnutrition to psychosis.
—Bethany Heitman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
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Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
About 34% of children living in Zamzam camp suffer from acute malnutrition—more than twice the emergency threshold—according to an MSF survey conducted in the fall.
—Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A Norwalk man arrested Thursday on manslaughter and other charges has been accused of neglecting an infant that was found to be suffering from malnutrition, leading to the child’s death last June.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2025
At the time, no one knew what was afflicting her; over the next several decades, doctors hypothesized that her symptoms were caused by everything from malnutrition to psychosis.
—Bethany Heitman, Travel + Leisure, 11 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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