malnutrition
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In regions with high malnutrition rates, meals will remain available on Saturdays, when many Indonesian schools are open in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
The link between childhood malnutrition and a greater risk of obesity later in life initially surprised the research team.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
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
The Gates Foundation plans to close in 2045, with Bill Gates planning to spend more than $200 billion until then fighting poverty, malnutrition and other global problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Ma and Pa worry that malnutrition will stunt my growth and I will never grow to be big like them.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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