Can an obese person suffer from malnutrition?

Answer 1

Because people usually get fat from eating food that has lots of fat and carbohydrates. French fries for example. Junk food.
But just because cause you to gain wait doesn't mean it has vitamins, minerals, or anything that the body actually need.

They eat too much

Answer 2

It is very possible to eat too much food and still not get enough nutrition, hence resulting in malnutrition. You could eat the recommended daily amount of calories in pure sugar, and while you would have sufficient calories for the energy your body needs, there would be zero nutrition associated with your intake.

Frequently, someone that has gotten to the point of "obese" has not paid too close of attention to the types of food he or she was eating, so often certain nutrients are lacking. If you don't get enough of these nutrients, you will either develop a disease (such as scurvy from lacking vitamin C) or your body will take the components it needs from somewhere else in your body (such as losing muscle instead of fat if you don't get enough protein).

In addition, someone who is obese has a higher need of nutrients because the excess tissues in their body need nutrients too. As much as we'd like to just "starve the fat cells", your body will distribute nutrients to all parts of your body. This means if you are getting only enough nutrients for a 150-lb person, but you weigh 300 lbs, the various parts of your body will only get half the nutrients they need.

Answer 3

Yes. The person may be obese from eating plenty of fat and sugar, but little or none of the necessary nutrients found in a healthy diet.

Answer 4

Yes. Eating too much but of the wrong stuff can still leave you malnutritioned.

Answer 5

Yes, although very surprising most Obese people are malnourished.

If a person is nourished then they have a Balanced diet, which most obese people do not have a balanced diet.