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Malnutrition can be caused by an unbalanced diet, or insufficient food, or unhealthy foods. One or more of these three can cause (or exacerbate) any of the following: high cholesterol, anemia, beri beri, pellagra, scurvy, rickets, Diabetes, obesity, hypertension, osteoporosis, weakness, heart and artery disease, goiter, night blindness, high blood pressure, immune deficiency, liver disease, atherosclerosis, constipation, cognitive impairment, and hyperactivity. Among other problems.
Which of the body-parts are affected?
It puts an added strain on your heart.
It puts your kidneys at risk because of the much higher likelihood of getting diabetes. Diabetes can also bring blindness.
It interferes with breathing and may bring on sleep-apnea.
It puts extra strain on the skeleton, the muscles and joints.
It increases the chance of acid reflux.
It causes problems in the legs' veins, sometimes bringing skin ulcers.
It puts a strain on the liver due to localized fat buildup and can cause cirrhosis or liver-failure.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoMalnutrition is caused mainly by the lack of appropriate nutrients and vitamins that can be obtained by eating good and nutritious foods everyday.
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What caused sequoyah's death?
Malnutrition
What is protien malnutrition caused by?
Insufficient protein in the diet is the cause of protein malnutrition. Scientific term for protein malnutrition is Kwashiorkor.
Does AIDS caused by Malnutrition?
AIDS is not caused by malnutrition, it is caused by a virus, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It sometimes resembles malnutrition because people with AIDS often become very thin, as a side effect of the disease (it is even known in Africa as the thin disease).
What is protein malnutrition caused by?
Lack of protein, I suppose.
What is a disorder that is caused by poor diet?
Anorexia or malnutrition
What is the diseases caused by the deficency of proteins?
malnutrition
What health problem is caused by not eating enough necessary nutrients?
malnutrition
The lack of nourishment for the body caused by improper food intake is called?
malnutrition
Is malnutrition and IBS related?
No. IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) is a syndrome where people have abnormal gut motility or sensation. It is niether caused by nor causes malnutrition.
What is An illness caused by lack of sufficient amount of a nutrient?
Illness caused by lack of sufficient amount of a nutrient is called "malnutrition".
What are the states of malnutrition?
Malnutrition (Malnutrition) is due to the heat and / or protein result of the chronic lack of nutritional deficiency. More common in infants period. As the people's life has improved, the incidence of malnutrition has dropped significantly. Many see the current malnutrition infant feeding practices for the misconduct or disease caused by factors more lighter and extent.
What are the primary factor that brings about mal nutrtion?
Malnutrition is caused by not receiving enough nutrients. That can be caused by eating too little food or by eating the wrong types of food. Some illnesses can result in malnutrition if they prevent the body from absorbing the nutrients in the food you eat.
