![Children between 10–19 years of age face serious nutritional deficiencies worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. About 1,200 million, or 19 percent of adolescents suffer from poor nutrition that hurts their development and growth. [Photograph by Jason Laure. Reproduced by permission.]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s0mPTGnfTrmalKZK_qRZLhB5J2En-egK22HyfwA0Ppy72yZvaxvmfCHY-rP5fs8kbvqV_gXM3Yt5ghLq6ZXEuQGJQIfR5QhgkNrWftENtr1a3p=s0-d)
Malnutrition is the condition that results from eating a diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess or in the wrong proportions. A number of different nutrition deficiencies may arise, depending on which nutrients are under or overabundant in the diet. Malnutrition present in the form of under-nutrition is the most common one to have. This is caused by a diet lacking the right amount of calories and protein in food, and food of poor quality.
No comments:
Post a Comment