as in starvation
the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food; poor nutrition
a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition
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The report also warned that about 60,000 cases of acute malnutrition among children ages 6 months to under 5 years old are expected to occur between September 2024 and August 2025 without significant intervention.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Virtually the entire population of Gaza has been displaced, and the vast majority is suffering from malnutrition.
—Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Children are suffering from hunger and malnutrition.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Court papers go on to say her daughter was 31 weeks pregnant and appeared to be suffering from malnutrition.
—Benjamin Johnson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Virtually the entire population of Gaza has been displaced, and the vast majority is suffering from malnutrition.
—Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Children are suffering from hunger and malnutrition.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Court papers go on to say her daughter was 31 weeks pregnant and appeared to be suffering from malnutrition.
—Benjamin Johnson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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