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Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. It most often refers to undernutrition resulting from inadequate consumption, poor absorption, or excessive loss of nutrients, but the term can also encompass overnutrition, resulting from overeating or excessive intake of specific nutrients. An individual will experience malnutrition if the appropriate amount, kind or quality of nutrients comprising a healthy diet are not consumed for an ex ...
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ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
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- Boosting intelligence among poor is child's play
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- Deaths Of Severely Malnourished Children: Identifying Those Most At Risk
ScienceDaily - Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Health minister faces two Indias, obese and hungry
Reuters - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:42 EST
- Obesity could hit economies as hard as malnutrition
Reuters - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:12 EST
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Reuters - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:09 EST
- Obesity An Advantage In Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients, Study Finds
ScienceDaily - Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Starvation, Malnutrition Threatening Fight Against HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Experts Say
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:00 EST
- Dartmouth Study Contributes To Research Addressing Malnutrition And Iron Deficiency
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Obesity An Advantage In MHD Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:00 EST
- Peanut Paste Saves Starving African Children
ABC News - Sun, 01 Oct 2006 06:12 EST
- Excess weight replaces malnutrition as world's top health problem
The Earth Times - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:02 EST
- Meals out of reach for many older patients: study
Reuters - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:40 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Researchers Examine Why Food Tastes Bad To Chemotherapy Recipients
ScienceDaily - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- Global Health Conference Hosted By University Of Pittsburgh
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:00 EST
- Reversing Malnutrition A Spoonful At A Time
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
- Challenges To Improving Adolescent Nutrition In Bangladesh And Tanzania
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:00 EST
- Reversing Malnutrition A Spoonful At A Time
ScienceDaily - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
- UN says malnutrition slows growth of half Niger kids
Reuters - Tue, 23 May 2006 04:43 EST
- WFP Needs Steady Funding To Bolster Lives And Peace In Sudan
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Hormone's Role In Insects Could Give Insight For Cancer Treatment, Malnutrition
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Hormone's Role In Insects Could Give Insight For Cancer Treatment, Malnutrition
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- Five Surprising Facts About Starvation That Could Change The International Agenda
ScienceDaily - Tue, 23 May 2006 02:00 EST
- HIV/AIDS Contributes To Malnutrition Of Children In Developing Countries, UNICEF Report Says
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 08 May 2006 10:00 EST
- Thousands dying due to E. Africa drought: UN
Reuters - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:29 EST
- Malnutrition test ''must be norm''
BBC - Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:04 EST
- Malnutrition stunts poor nations'' economies: study
Reuters - Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:25 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:00 EST
- Malnutrition is the bane of economic growth in developing nations: World Bank
The Earth Times - Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:08 EST
- UN fears measles outbreak in drought-hit E.Africa
Reuters - Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:26 EST
- Report Warns Malnutrition Begins in Cradle
New York Times - Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- Obesity Increases The Risk Of Contracting Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 03 Mar 2006 01:00 EST
- Concern That Bird Flu May Spread In West Africa
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 18 Feb 2006 07:00 EST
- Study Finds That Nutritionally Enhanced Rice Reduces Iron Deficiency
ScienceDaily - Thu, 19 Jan 2006 03:00 EST
- Kenya, Worst Drought In Years Threatens Children, US$4 Million Appeal
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:00 EST
- Fighting Malnutrition in Africa with Sorghum
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:00 EST
- Obesity and malnutrition exist side-by-side
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 04 Aug 2005 04:00 EST
- Practical screening tools for severely malnourished children in sub-Saharan Africa
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Aug 2005 04:00 EST
- Malnutrition And Obesity Increasingly Co-exist In Global Community
ScienceDaily - Fri, 05 Aug 2005 02:00 EST
- Critical nutritional situation in Southern Sudan, Doctors Without Borders
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:00 EST
- Nutritional Crisis in Niger: Tens of Thousands of Lives in Danger
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 29 Jun 2005 01:00 EST
- Discovery May Prevent Life-threatening Wasting Disease In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
ScienceDaily - Fri, 10 Jun 2005 02:00 EST
- Hope for patients with chronic kidney disease, therapeutic strategy to combat cachexia
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 09 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- 'Critical' Malnutrition Among Children In Niger
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Apr 2005 06:00 EST
- U.N.: Ethiopian Kids May Die From Hunger
ABC News - Wed, 04 May 2005 10:53 EST
- Malnutrition Benchmarked in World's Developing Regions
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 07 May 2005 06:00 EST
- Addressing nutritional problems in emergencies - an ongoing challenge
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Apr 2005 03:00 EST
- Chinese Baby Falls Victim to New Milk Powder Scandal
Reuters - Fri, 15 Apr 2005 03:23 EST
- Children 'starving' in new Iraq
BBC - Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:45 EST
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