malnourished

The boy was fifteen, skinny, almost malnourished, so that the hip bones and coccyx stood out sharply.

In her arms, motionless and severely malnourished, lies her three-year-old daughter, Masajed.

Vaughan was evacuated from Gaza last month, bidding goodbye to colleagues and patients who were so malnourished their bones jutted from their skin like tent poles.

Many appeared weak and malnourished after months of displacement, hunger and fear.

The exceptions may be for certain groups, including the severely malnourished, the elderly, women going through menopause, and people with chronic inflammatory conditions.