malnutrition
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"Children are still turning up in our health clinics with severe acute malnutrition," said Janti Soeripto of Save the Children, adding the numbers rose from January to April.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Aid trucks are no longer diverted from reaching their destinations en masse, and child malnutrition cases have plummeted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
He has met his lawyer in a wheelchair on multiple occasions, in some cases struggling to get out of bed, and has reportedly shown signs of malnutrition, according to Qiang.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Among the remaining whales where a cause of death could be determined, many showed signs of malnutrition.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Most walked around in a state of critical dehydration and malnutrition and as a result were irritable, volatile, light-headed, bleary, nauseated, gaunt, and crampy.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing malnutrition
Nutrition - Introductory
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Nutrition - Middle School
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Nelson Mandela "I am Prepared to Die" (1964)
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