malnutrition
Example Sentences
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Displaced families now live in vast tent settlements, where they face malnutrition, hunger and the spread of disease.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
Together, these changes increase the risk of malnutrition and frailty.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
"The nutritional situation is very bad and malnutrition is increasing," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Girls who marry as children are at increased risk of sexual coercion, early pregnancy, malnutrition and poorer health, according to many studies.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Evidence from fossilised skeletons indicates that ancient foragers were less likely to suffer from starvation or malnutrition, and were generally taller and healthier than their peasant descendants.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing malnutrition
Nutrition - Introductory
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Nutrition - Middle School
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Nelson Mandela "I am Prepared to Die" (1964)
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