malnutrition
Definition
Diseased state (such as kwashiorkor, marasmus, oedema, wasting) caused by a lack of calories and/or essential minerals, proteins, vitamins due to an insufficient (poor or subnutritional) diet or an excessive (rich but unbalanced) diet.
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