malnutrition

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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

Together, these changes increase the risk of malnutrition and frailty.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Girls who marry as children are at increased risk of sexual coercion, early pregnancy, malnutrition and poorer health, according to many studies.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Ulcers, glaucoma, gastritis, gangrene, cancer, broken limbs, malnutrition, and a host of infectious diseases—almost everything came through the doors of Zanmi Lasante.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French