malnourished

Children from marginalised groups like adivasis are likely to be more malnourished.

The prosecution claims he was found to have been "severely malnourished", with broken bones, rickets, anaemia, dental disease and stunted growth.

Dozens of alleged protesters were brought before a Nigerian court on Friday, sparking outrage as many of the defendants appeared to be malnourished following two months of detention.

“Sometimes they are underweight, some are overweight, and some are severely malnourished,” one doctor told the BBC.

Researchers are also investigating how to restore the microbiome of malnourished children.