malnutrition
Example Sentences
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After assuming the presidency he launched a free meal initiative aimed at tackling child malnutrition, which he said provided nutritious food to 55 million people.
From Barron's
At the vets, it was discovered Floss was dehydrated, extremely underweight and anaemic, most likely due to the combination of malnutrition and fleas.
From BBC
International medical charity Doctors Without Borders now manages roughly one-third of Gaza's 2,300 hospital beds, while all five stabilisation centres for children suffering from severe malnutrition are supported by international NGOs.
From Barron's
She was later diagnosed with malnutrition from her poor intake of food.
From BBC
We’ve seen harrowing pictures of mass starvation and malnutrition in Africa caused by a widespread food deficit.
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