malnutrition
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A local elder says that child mortality, mainly due to malnutrition, has "really gone up" in the last two years.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Among the remaining whales where a cause of death could be determined, many showed signs of malnutrition.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
On Sunday, the government announced a one-day-per-week reduction in its free school meals programme, though not for areas with high malnutrition rates.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
In India, gas-intensive companies such as fertilizer producers might be forced to throttle back production, which could imperil crop yields in a country that still suffers from malnutrition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
By using seventy community health workers, Zanmi Lasante had vaccinated all the children in the area and greatly reduced local malnutrition and infant mortality.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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