Malnourished means a person is lacking essential nutrients. Undernourished means they are lacking in a sufficient amount of calories and protein to sustain their body.
A malnourished child is thin,while a well-nourished child is healthy.
It was drastically high in the 1980's with 30% of them undernourished. Later, in 2001, only 11% is undernourished.
A person who is undernourished does not have enough food to make a healthy diet.
The dogs were very malnourished when they were rescued.She looked malnourished so they called an ambulance.
Female polar bears appear to be very thin when they emerge from their dens after hibernation because they are severely undernourished. It is obvious from your emaciated appearance that you are undernourished.
Unfortunately, a lot of people are undernourished all over the world. I think that there is no way to calculate it. One of the United Nations branch, UNESCO or FAO, I am not sure, may have statistics about this subject. You can consult Wikipedia for more detailed informations, please.
My aunt was malnourished because she had a cold.
We cared for the malnourished puppy.
Eg) Many children in the third world are malnourished The dog was malnourished due to abandonment
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Undernourished means that you do not have enough nourishment - that you have eaten too little, or the wrong foods, which do not provide enough of the adequate nutrients.