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malnutrition

[mal-noo-trish-uhn, -nyoo-] / ˌmæl nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu- /


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On Sunday, the government announced a one-day-per-week reduction in its free school meals programme, though not for areas with high malnutrition rates.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

In India, gas-intensive companies such as fertilizer producers might be forced to throttle back production, which could imperil crop yields in a country that still suffers from malnutrition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Displaced families now live in vast tent settlements, where they face malnutrition, hunger and the spread of disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

In older adulthood, preventing malnutrition and weight loss often becomes more important than long-term chronic disease prevention.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

His teeth had suffered so much from malnutrition and lack of care that seven eventually had to be pulled.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren




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