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undernourishment





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“Their undernourishment is causing them all these medical issues, heart issues,” DeCaro said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Vitamin RDAs were developed out of historical concerns with undernourishment and meeting minimum needs.

From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2024

Though undernourishment can have political causes, it is often tied to climate factors such as droughts and floods that damage crops.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 24, 2023

In Somalia, displaced Somalis fleeing from drought, battle now with undernourishment at a camp on the outskirts of Dollow.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

Scientific men began to set us straight and to give undernourishment a technical meaning,—soft bones, flabby tissue, under size, anæmia.

From Civics and Health by William H. Allen


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