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Malnutrition Problems During Childhood
Malnutrition is a condition caused by inadequate intake or inadequate digestion of nutrients. It may result from eating an unbalanced diet, digestive problems or absorption problems. ... Malnutrition results in poor physical and cognitive development as well as lower resistance to illness. ... 2 million deaths among children under five or 54% of young child mortality in developing countries is associated with malnutrition. ... se/studentprojects/group98/malnutrition/causes/htm
Children may not eat enough because they have a poor diet, which may be due to lack of food or lack of a particular nutrient. Also disease also contributes to malnutrition as sick people eat less and may absorb fewer nutrients. Poor diet varies from place to place but usually include family food shortages due to problems in producing enough or buying enough.
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