malnourished
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"There are malnourished children and there's zero health education and hygiene at home."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
"It's causing huge environmental problems... we have more food in the world, but there are more than ever people who are malnourished and starving," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The BBC has found increasing numbers of people are arriving at hospitals across the South East either malnourished or with nutrient deficiencies.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“If they’re malnourished, they’re going to get sicker. If their parents don’t get affordable care, they’re going to be strapped. It becomes a synergistic and multiplicative cascade.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
When she was a skinny child, strangers bought Lourdes treats on the beach or on the main street of town, believing she was malnourished and motherless.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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