malnourishment
Example Sentences
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India's free school lunch programme, the largest of its kind in the world, is widely credited with improving enrolment rates and helping reduce malnourishment and stunting among children.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
But when Aaby’s team conducted a survey of 1,200 children, they found that malnourishment was virtually nonexistent.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
Abiyah died in early 2020 from a respiratory illness, worsened by a "restricted" vegan diet that caused severe malnourishment, rickets, anaemia and stunted growth.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
The primate, who has since been named Azules, was transported to the zoo in critical condition — suffering from malnourishment, skin and coat issues and an upper respiratory infection.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2025
Apart from their fatigue and malnourishment, it was evident they had seen something that plagued their minds, something that we would refuse to accept if they told us all of it.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
